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Hi James,

As a programmer that primarily deals with networks and systems, I just wanted to stop by and let you know that I found your article The Night Watch hilarious. :) I would highly recommend it to anyone who hasn't read it. I re-read it every so often when debugging has put me in a bad mood / made me bleed from my eyes and it never fails to make me feel a bit better.

I guess I need to include a question as this is a top-level comment, so I think I'll ask one that I've been pondering recently after reading through many debates on the topic: What is your opinion on programming languages for systems purposes? Do you see any new languages as a "threat" to dethroning C as the king of systems languages (or, if not new languages like Rust / GO, any updated old languages, for instance C++14/17)? Do you believe that C should still be taught to students in university environments, particularly for things like operating systems courses, or do you think that we should be trying to deliver this material through the vehicle of other languages?