On Thu, 2004-03-11 at 09:25, Carl Cerecke wrote: > C used to be a high-level language (eighties) > > Now, I would consider it a low-level language. > > It was mid-level in the nineties. I would split the difference and call C a high-level assembler :)
I cannot remember who came up with the definition, but a wise man once said that a high-level language is one with better string handling than C. -- Michael JasonSmith http://www.ldots.org/
