In this article I will explain why I think the C programming language is one of the best programming language for maintaining developer independence and protecting intellectual property. C is a relatively simple language to learn the basics of but it is a language that can take decades of practice to truly master. It was invented in 1972 by the late great Dennis Ritchie. According to an article referenced in the Wiki entry for C its popularity has declined a bit for application software even though it is still extremely popular. What isn’t so obvious is that at one time (between the middle 1980s to late 1990s) C was the dominant programming language when the number of programming languages available to the average software developer were much, much less common than they are today. There was simply more of the pie to go around to languages that existed then.
Why is the C Programming Language the…
In this article I will explain why I think the C programming language is one of the best programming language for maintaining developer independence and protecting intellectual property. C is a relatively simple language to learn the basics of but it is a language that can take decades of practice to truly master. It was invented in 1972 by the late great Dennis Ritchie. According to an article referenced in the Wiki entry for C its popularity has declined a bit for application software even though it is still extremely popular. What isn’t so obvious is that at one time (between the middle 1980s to late 1990s) C was the dominant programming language when the number of programming languages available to the average software developer were much, much less common than they are today. There was simply more of the pie to go around to languages that existed then.