[Info-vax] VAX Macro to C conversion

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 7/18/19 9:45 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 7/11/2019 5:26 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 7/11/2019 10:21 AM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>>> You know, makes one wonder.  Why did ANSI change so much trivial
>>> stuff when the modified K&R to create ANSI-C and not fix any of
>>> these supposed shortcomings?
>>
>> If they had then C would have been much better for most applications
>> but worse for operating system kernels.
>>
>> I have no idea what the ANSI/ISO people were thinking back in the
>> late 1980's.
>>
>> But it seems quite plausible that the logic was "C does what
>> it does - those that want a more safe language should pick
>> another language".
> 
> Note that MS supposedly are considering towards Rust:
> 
> https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/07/18/microsoft_argues_for_memorysafe_languages_hints_at_move_from_c_to_rust 

And are all the lemmings supposed to follow them of the edge
of the cliff?

bill