On Sat, 28 Jul 2012 09:52:36 +0200 "Stuart" <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Saturday, 28 July 2012 at 02:31:42 UTC, Alex Rønne Petersen > wrote: > > > > In all fairness, I think C still has its place. The advantage > > of writing software in C is that when you want to port it to a > > new platform/architecture, there will almost always be a C > > compiler available. This isn't the case for D yet - but > > hopefully will be in the future. But note, even then, that D > > only targets 32-bit architectures and up, while C can handle > > 16-bit architectures. > > Ah. So, in essence, C has a purpose because [a] it supports > incredibly obsolete hardware that nobody in their right mind > would be using; That's just plain hyperbole.
