Choices Quote by Linus Torvalds

Well, take it from an old hand: the only reason it would be easier to program in C is that you can't easily express…

— Erik Naggum

C is declining somewhat in usage compared to C++, and maybe Java, but perhaps even more compared to higher-level scripting languages. It's still fairly…

— Dennis Ritchie

Of course, C proved indispensible to the developers of all its alternatives. Dig down through enough implementation layers under any of the other languages…

— Eric S. Raymond

C++ and Java, say, are presumably growing faster than plain C, but I bet C will still be around.

— Dennis Ritchie

C++ is in that inconvenient spot where it doesn't help make things simple enough to be truly usable for prototyping or simple GUI programming,…

— Linus Torvalds

The kind of programming that C provides will probably remain similar absolutely or slowly decline in usage, but relatively, JavaScript or its variants, or…

— Dennis Ritchie

C++ is a horrible language. It's made more horrible by the fact that a lot of substandard programmers use it, to the point where…

— Linus Torvalds

C is a razor-sharp tool, with which one can create an elegant and efficient program or a bloody mess.

— Brian Kernighan

C++ is a pile of crap.

— Theo de Raadt

I consider C++ the most significant technical hazard to the survival of your project and do so without apologies.

— Alistair Cockburn

“Unlike most computer languages, C allows the programmer to write directly to memory. Key constructs in C such as structs, pointers and arrays are…

— Wiki Books

The problem with using C++ ... is that there's already a strong tendency in the language to require you to know everything before you…

— Larry Wall