I Programmer wrote:Another big trend seems to be the rise of the pure C-based languages. You can't help but notice that C is number one for the first time and it displaces Java from its long-held top spot. Java has had some troubling times in the last year, but who would have guessed that C would be the one to replace it. C is little more than a machine independent assembler with few modern features. If it appeals at all then it has to be because it is a simple, clean and elegant language.