Funny. Someone replied to a post from 1988 concerning the D language. The original thread (not read yet) from 1988 even has messages from Walter. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.lang.c/y0uGj6tHe2E%5B201-225%5D original thread https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.lang.c/y0uGj6tHe2E%5B101-125%5D