. . will come to be seen as one of the greatest mistakes in the development of computers.
I remember a comment from an inteview in Computer Languages ("The magazine for those who program in more than two languages"). When the intervied luminary was asked, "If major development companies are using languages like Modula why don't we hear more endorsements? All we hear about is C."
The response was, "These companies are reluctant to issue endorsements because they consider their non-use of C to be a competative trade secret".