Today I Learned (TIL) @lemmy.ca Otter @lemmy.ca 4mo ago

TIL about 'B', the programming language

en.m.wikipedia.org B (programming language) - Wikipedia

B is a programming language developed at Bell Labs circa 1969 by Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie.

Influenced by BCPL, PL/I, TMG

Influenced C

B was designed for recursive, non-numeric, machine-independent applications, such as system and language software. It was a typeless language, with the only data type being the underlying machine's natural memory word format, whatever that might be. Depending on the context, the word was treated either as an integer or a memory address.

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It could be a joke in a sitcom

What programming language came before and inspired C?

B?

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That's correct

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- I'm waiting for info about A language now.
  
  Well, there is A Programming Language.
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_programming_languages
Wait till you learn about D
- There's R, too, and J. In fact, every letter has a more-or-less known programming language. Storage was expensive back then!
  
  Can't wait to learn ß and Æ!
  
  I use R for work. It’s comparable to python
- BYOND!
  
  http://www.byond.com/games/
  
  I wish it had client linux support
The memory word size is the amount of bites your CPU can hold and proces in a single cycle. The word size of a modern computer is usually 64 bit.
- There was no question in the post. I'm pretty sure that poster knows what "word size" is in this context.
  
  There was a (sort of) question
  
  whatever that might be

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