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Re:Best aspects of C by 0xffff2 on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @01:50PM (#25127911)
I would argue that Java and C# completely succeeded. Who is out there writing Desktop applications or web services in pure C anymore?

C++ too to a lesser extent. I work on spacecraft flight software, and there's a significant push to move from pure C to modern C++.

No single language is going to (or wants to IMO) replace C in every single use case, but replacing C in specific use cases has been a huge boon for productivity.

Re:Best aspects of C by cogman10 on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @05:06PM (#25130576)
Rust, I'd argue, is the language trying to really take on most of the C use cases. The only one it's really not trying to take over is old embedded work where C is pretty much the only option.

Otherwise, I can't think of any circumstance Rust isn't trying to muscle in on C and C++'s territory.