> > "C" is to "learning software engineering" > > as > > "QWERTY" is to "speed typing" > Then it is a myth that C is crap? > http://www.utdallas.edu/~liebowit/keys1.html Qwerty was designed to (among other things) slow down typists. To a small extent, it has succeeded. C was intended to improve programming. To a great extent, it has done the opposite. C only has a few real competitors. Qwerty has many, but one of the dubious objections to learning Ada-- the fear that it will never catch on--is many times multiplied for input devices. There are so many, and even the most accepted is far less accepted than Ada. -- Wes Groleau http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wgroleau