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The Development of the C Language (1993)
C came into being in the years 1969-1973, in parallel with the early development of the Unix operating system; the most creative period occurred during 1972. Another spate of changes peaked between 1977 and 1979, when portability of the Unix system was being demonstrated. In the middle of this second period, the first…
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Jul 9, 2023 | The Development of the C Language (1993) by gus_leonel | 255 | 325 |
| Mar 8, 2019 | The Development of the C Language (2003) by peter_d_sherman | 143 | 10 |
| Aug 30, 2017 | The Development of the C Language by biffa | 117 | 22 |
| Dec 17, 2015 | The Development of the C Language (1993) by dodders | 57 | 28 |
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