Why Language 'C' requires after 'B' ?

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'BCPL' known as "Basic Combined Programming Language" was developed by Martin Richard. BCPL also known as B-language. BCPL is a procedural, imperative and structured computer language but than also there is a requirement of higher upgraded language which comes by the name of C language developed by Kernighan and Ritchie. Why C-language was required when there was one language B, lets know about it at Atcaph. 



  • The very first Unix systems were written in low-level assembler language. These systems were built for working with the PDP-7 minicomputer. Ken Thompson developed a compiler for a high-level language called B. This was a new approach in computer programming.
  • The B language helped to avoid having thousands of pages of delicate and strict assembler programming. It enabled one to express a task in only a few lines of code. The development of the B language helped to greatly speed up improvement to the Unix system. Programming became convenient, fast, and creative.
  • The 16-bit microcomputer PDP-11 was released in 1970. After this computer arrived at Bell Laboratories, Dennis Ritchie started working with it. He worked with the B language to create a new high-level language "C". This name is very concise and easy to remember. But the reason why C become so popular is its functionality and well-developed structure.

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