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A comment on Ask HN: If Unix is written in C, how did they run C before Unix?.

Re:Ask HN: If Unix is written in C, how did they run C befor... by robbywashere_ on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @12:51PM (#35442548)
Unix was was actually written in A, but was quickly scrapped for not using enough curly braces. B was a good contender, but was missing something very crucial .... The GOTO statement, and thus C was born. The rest is history.
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