[GreenKeys] AMTOR/SITOR/NAVTXT Protocol

[Christian Gauger-Cosgrove]

On 8 December 2014 at 10:09, Chris Elmquist <chrise at pobox.com> wrote:
> <Guys, hold my beer and watch this>
>
> Because the OP may be familiar with and productive in C?
>
I'm not trying to convince the OP to change their language choice. I
was just wondering the reasons why. (I'd guess, like you mentioned
later, possibly the decoder is going to be running on "limited"
hardware like a microcontroller or DSP.)


> Because C has been used to develop billions of lines of system
> and protocol software for almost 45 yrs?
>
Systems programming... some I want to learn more of but am afraid of
touching lest I break something...


> Because there aren't any decent ALGOL compilers anymore?
>
At least it's not APL. :P


> Why NOT write it in C?
>
Why not use C? Hmm... well there's an inadequate amount of blackjack
and hookers as compared with C++; also there's a stunning lack of the
ability to shoot yourself in the foot so badly you implode the
universe.


In all seriousness, I see no reason not to write it in C. Only other
thing I could see writing it in would be Ada; but who even uses Ada (I
know why one would use Ada, I also know that it isn't "shiny" enough
for most people)?


Cheers,
Christian
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