Go Programming talk [OT] - C is simple enough!???

[Walter Bright]

Alex Makhotin wrote:
> Walter Bright wrote:
>>
>> When you've built up such a store in one language, it would take an 
>> incredible push to change.
> 
> Linux kernel is a large monolithic monster, one single bug can bring the 
> system down.
> So considering this, Linus is right. He afraid of one single language 
> feature may be the source of myriad of bugs, just because the language 
> allows to use it, and assuming the worst case - everybody will misuse 
> the feature as they always do.

I agree that there's no freakin' way the Linux kernel could be moved to another 
language, regardless of the merits of that language. However, other independent 
utilities could be.