Jul 19, 2020, 9:15 AM ETInterview

C Programming Language | Brian Kernighan and Lex Fridman

C is projected to remain the most prominent example if the programming community is discovered by extraterrestrial civilizations centuries from now.
The intended scope for written examples was to provide direct utility or represent categories of tasks that programmers would realistically need to perform.
Future adoption of language definitions is anticipated to rely on individuals following the authoritative precedents established by the first relevant book.
Selection criteria for examples aimed to demonstrate actionable techniques that, while not identical to specific user needs, would fall within a generally applicable and relevant category.
The speaker notes uncertainty regarding the total success of the effort to achieve these goals, while acknowledging the outcome was largely effective.