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Kenny McCormack
Keith "Kiki" Thompson said:Did you notice that the original article begins with "I thought of
this question", and then doesn't ask a question?
The word "question" has a broader and deeper meaning (in English or any
other languguage) than simple "high school exam" level Q&A. I.e., not
all uses of the word correspond to the simplistic notion
(Q: "What is 2+2?" A:"4") that appeals to the regs of this ng.
Think of it this way: The general question facing C programmers today is
well known, but it doesn't fit the above model. The general question is
"Can C survive? - in the modern computing world - in the face of
competition from obviously safer languages" (with the subtext of "Can I
continue to earn my keep doing it?")
That's what I took to be the implied question in the OP's mind. It was
not necessary for him to state it explicitly.