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From: pjh@mccc.UUCP (Peter J. Holsberg)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Why Program in C?
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Date: 23 Jan 88 15:47:52 GMT
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Organization: Mercer Co. Comm. College, Trenton, NJ
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I am frequently asked by people who write programs for the IBM PC-type
computer, "why C?".  Rather than give a "book" answer, I thought I'd ask
you professionals.  Why do *you* program in C?  Where does it offer
advantages over other languages?  Thanks.
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Peter Holsberg                  UUCP: {rutgers!}princeton!mccc!pjh
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