in reply to C/C++ are dying too!

The question to ask, is what language are the 'new' languages that are meant to be replacing C written in?

Only once a replacement becomes self-hosting and bootstrapable, does it begin to become a viable alternative to C.

If it ever becomes the language of choice for the authors of new languages, then we might have a contender.

The only language I've seen that I think could replace C, is The D Language.

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Re^2: C/C++ are dying too!
by jplindstrom (Monsignor) on Apr 25, 2008 at 23:59 UTC
    Your reasoning about D stands, but you should also consider that "languages that could replace C" also includes Java and the common dynamic languages, for a lot of programs that shouldn't have been written in C in the first place.

    /J

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      Point taken, but I was thinking of "languages that could replace C" in the sense of those that could replace what C can do, rather than what people do with C.

      For example, be the language of choice used to implement "Java and the common dynamic languages". I've a funny feeling that Java is written in C++, but the point holds.

      Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
      "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
      In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.
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      Java can't replace C
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