Useful languages on UNIX that are not C - was Re: C trivia - was Re: Dennis Ritchie has died

On 10/17/2011 08:07 AM, vintagecoder at aol.com wrote: Whilst willfully ignoring the subject's request, I remembered this. I think it's a fitting tribute to dmr. (Piano version here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHosLhPEN3k ) Filk author Brian Marshall Write in C When I find my code in tons of trouble, Friends and colleagues come to me, Speaking words of wisdom: "Write in C." As the deadline fast approaches, And bugs are all that I can see, Somewhere, someone whispers: "Write in C." Write in C, Write in C, Write in C, oh, Write in C. LOGO's dead and buried, Write in C. I used to write a lot of FORTRAN, For science it worked flawlessly. Try using it for graphics! Write in C. If you've just spent nearly 30 hours Debugging some assembly, Soon you will be glad to Write in C. Write in C, Write in C, Write in C, yeah, Write in C. Only wimps use BASIC. Write in C. Write in C, Write in C Write in C, oh, Write in C. Pascal won't quite cut it. Write in C. Write in C, Write in C, Write in C, yeah, Write in C. Don't even mention COBOL. Write in C. (and what about C++ ?)