[TUHS] Curly braces: An evolution of UNIX and C

[Cameron Míċeál Tyre via TUHS]

Hi Thalia,

Many thanks for sharing your post, I found it a super interesting read.

<tongue in cheek>
It should maybe carry a warning, about the potential rabbit holes it contains. I've already fallen down the ASCII one!
</tongue in cheek>

I especially enjoyed the Appendix: hello, world, showing the evolution of the syntax from BCPL through to modern C.

Thank you,

Cameron


-------- Original Message --------

On Wednesday, 05/20/26 at 06:40 Thalia Archibald via TUHS <tuhs at tuhs.org> wrote, in part:

I was asked today whether the Teletype Model 33 was really used for C development, because it lacks the curly braces required, and wrote a post about it.
    https://thalia.dev/blog/unix-braces/