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A History of C Compilers - Part 1: Performance, Portability and Freedom
(thechipletter.substack.com)
Welcome to the C community!
C is quirky, flawed, and an enormous success.
... When I read commentary about suggestions for where C should go, I often think back and give thanks that it wasn't developed under the advice of a worldwide crowd.
... The only way to learn a new programming language is by writing programs in it.
๐ https://en.cppreference.com/w/c
Nice, well written article.