[TUHS] [SPAM] Re: Re: Hypothetical: Could MULTICS have been written in C, if available?

[Noel Hunt via TUHS]

On Wed, 27 May 2026 at 00:07, Larry McVoy via TUHS <tuhs at tuhs.org> wrote:

> In higher level languages, a single statement can do a lot, go play with
> C++ and then come back to C, you will feel the machine.
>

It rather depends on how one writes C++. For an interesting comparison,
you should look at Tom Cargill's code in `pi', the source for which is
in all research versions from 8th on.

That said, you will not find anyone writing C++ like Tom Cargill anymore.