[Info-vax] VAX Macro to C conversion

[Dave Froble]

On 7/19/2019 4:47 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 7/19/2019 3:06 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>> 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?
>
> Everyone will have to decide whether they stick to C and C++
> or switch to Rust or Go for that type of code.
>
> The point by posting it is that concerns over C and C++ are
> common.
>
> Arne
>

Then why not just improve C and C++ ???

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