How Relevant is C in 2014?

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Many programming languages have come and gone since Dennis Ritchie devised C in 1972, and yet C has not only survived three major revisions, but continues to thrive. But aside from this incredible legacy, what keeps C atop the Tiobe Index? The number of jobs available for C programmers is not huge, and many of those also include C++ and Objective-C. On Reddit, the C community, while one of the ten most popular programming communities, is half the size of the C++ group. In a new column, David Bolton argues that C remains extremely relevant due to a number of factors including newer C compiler support, the Internet ("basically driven by C applications"), an immense amount of active software written in C that's still used, and its ease in learning. "Knowing C provides a handy insight into higher-level languages — C++, Objective-C, Perl, Python, Java, PHP, C#, D and Go all have block syntax that's derived from C." Do you agree?
 

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C is the GOAT language. Not even up for debate.

It fathered so many languages. Almost ever major OS and kernel is written in C. It's the choice when speed, efficiency and control are needed (usually one step above hardware level). Still going all these damn years.

That being said, it will beat your ass in sometimes. It gets very complex because you have to handle so many loose ends when coding.
 
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