Re:Let’s stop copying C (2016)
by dTal on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @10:05AM
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People need it, yes. And they use C to do it. But C wasn't designed for it. C was designed to write programs for Unix, which fit this description.
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Like the etymology of a word doesn't necessarily convey its meaning, the "original intent" of something is often meaningless as to its actual practical use.
The idea you mention is valid, and is part of the Unix philosophy.
But it was never the idea that C should be used JUST for that.
In fact the first use of C was to write a whole operating system.