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C language 50th anniversary
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DiTBho:
I mean, the *compiler* used on NextSTEP computers was obtained from GNU CC, modified and extended as a compiler for the Objective C language by NeXT Computer, Inc. for use on NextSTEP computers.

And they made it 2x-faster than Gcc on HPUX, that's impressing  :o :o :o
jfiresto:
I started in 1983 with DECUS C, which was written in and generated PDP-11 assembler. It was my introduction in how to trick a compiler to do your bidding, and not excite compiler bugs. :) Although C compilers have improved a lot over the years, I can think of many less pleasant things to do than study PDP-11 assembler.
Tomorokoshi:

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--- Quote from: BrianHG on July 22, 2022, 09:46:26 pm ---I tried C on my firs Amiga with a 68000 processor, 2.5mb ram and a super slow HD.
No way, too long to compile. (1989ish)

I tried again when I got my 25MHz 68030 Amiga 3000 with 10mb ram and a top performance 7200 RPM SCSI HD. (1993ish)
Ok, now I was hooked as compiling time was actually good.
Though a lot of code was copy & paste modified examples from existing source code with my algorithms in-between.

I didn't delve deeper into a modern C compiler until I had access to a C compiler for Microchip MCUs and had to do a DSPIC project for my exercise bike controller.  Then it was more fun as compile times were only around 2 seconds.

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Yes, I had have Lattice C on the Amiga 3000.

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I currently have SAS/C version 6.3, still alive and kicking...
I think I had Lattice on my A1000, however, I no longer have that computer.

Hmmm, I just tried a compile and it took 15 seconds on my A3000.

Hmmm, I just tried the same compile on a JIT WinUAE emulated A3000.
Half a second to compile the same project.

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That's right! It was updated from Lattice to SAS!

The machine is currently disassembled. The battery leaked, and I need to repair the damage.
langwadt:

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--- Quote from: mclute0 on July 22, 2022, 09:34:22 pm ---I will have to dig out my original book, The C Programming language by Brian W. Kernighan & Dennis M. Ritchie and read it all again. True heroes the modern world. Salute!

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I have two, the one I bought at uni and the one my dad used at some point. I wonder if there is a way to tell when it was printed

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The wiki says


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1978 (1st Edition)
1988 (2nd Edition)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_C_Programming_Language

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that's the publishing date, they didn't print all of them at once 

BrianHG:

--- Quote from: SiliconWizard on July 22, 2022, 10:12:11 pm ---That's funny. I had a Mac Plus at some point with 2.5MB RAM and Think C, and it was perfectly usable.

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What was the build time of a complete project with a full GUI libraries in the source code?
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