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Re:“A damn stupid thing to do” – The origins of CPL, BCPL, a... by GTP on Monday December 12, 2022 @08:10AM (#33954266)
According to the article, the stupid thing was developing a new language just because you built a new computer. But the efforts in developing this new language (CPL) are what lead to C.
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