alt Hacker NewsI was there, and C++ was all over the place on Windows, OS/2, Mac OS, UNIX/CORBA.
It was FOSS with its set of coding guidelines, that gave C a new wind.
Languages with runtimes and dynamic types go all the way back to Lisp and Smalltalk.
I was there, and C++ was all over the place on Windows, OS/2, Mac OS, UNIX/CORBA.
It was FOSS with its set of coding guidelines, that gave C a new wind.
Languages with runtimes and dynamic types go all the way back to Lisp and Smalltalk.
> Languages with runtimes and dynamic types go all the way back to Lisp and Smalltalk.
Java was the 800lb gorilla though, wasn't it? Because it promised portability.
Why did Smalltalk not take off?