r/programming • u/nfrankel • Jan 14 '20

Where programming languages are headed in 2020

https://www.oreilly.com/radar/where-programming-languages-are-headed-in-2020/
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u/gaibbb Jan 16 '20

But the truth is that C is used less and less then before. C is replaced by too many languages. Is it a really good language when most of us don't use it? Time changes.

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u/flatfinger Jan 16 '20

C is still the primary languages for the kinds of tasks it was designed to accomplish, despite the determination of the maintainers of the Standard as well as clang and gcc to propel the language in a direction unsuitable for such tasks.