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who said this quote
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 8:32 pm
by Mikemk
"The C language combines all the power of assembly language with all the ease-of-use of assembly language."
I've seen on on a few web pages, and on one of the members' signiture, but can't find who thought it up.
Re: who said this quote
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 10:46 pm
by Brynet-Inc
http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/C/C.html
It's in the Jargon File, in a slightly different form, but the quote was never attributed to anyone. I'm guessing it was
esr.
Re: who said this quote
Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 4:17 am
by BMW
m12 wrote:"The C language combines all the power of assembly language with all the ease-of-use of assembly language."
I've seen on on a few web pages, and on one of the members' signiture, but can't find who thought it up.
Lmao what a nonsense quote...
If the C language has the power of assembly and the ease-of-use of assembly, why not just use assembly?
Re: who said this quote
Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 4:31 am
by Combuster
Ever thought of not necroposting without actually reading what has been said?
described with a mixture of fondness and disdain varying according to the speaker