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From: lvc@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Lawrence V. Cipriani)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Is ANSI C appropriate for systems programing?
Summary: why bother
Message-ID: <3806@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>
Date: 5 Jan 88 06:32:29 GMT
Organization: Ohio State Computer & Info Science
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Is ANSI C appropriate for systems programming?  Maybe I just have
cold feet with ANSI C but I'm not convinced its all that great.
Standardization is fine when the final product is good, but is
it?  ANSI C may be very good for the majority of applications C
is being used for today, however, C was not intended for them.

A friend suggested the alternative names C-, or better, --C to
mean that ANSI is a step backwards!  I suggest S for stupid.

What do you think are the advantages or disadvantages of ANSI C
for systems programming?

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	Larry Cipriani AT&T Network Systems at
	cbosgd!osu-cis!tut!lvc Ohio State University