Nonsense. Would you call C dying? However, in its own problem domain this language fits perfectly. It's device drivers, OS kernels, etc. C++ (native) has its own problem domain which is not related to .NET Framework - high performant server applications which have precise control over all resources like memory allocation, threading, OS interaction. I'm particularly speaking about such high demanding applications like SQL Server, which will never be written in managed code. The same is for CLR - it has its own domain which corresponds to high level service, APIs, object libraries, UI. Don't you agree?

I would tend to agree with Mr. IUnknown that C or C++ are very strong in certain market segments like embedded systems and high performce computing etc.

However there is Moore's law that is bringing constant change. What is slow today is no longer true in 1 year or so.

Look at assembly language today. Its use is restriceted to a very narrow market segment. Its mainly used in highly optimized solutions and is slowly dying.

So Although C and C++ may never completely die, they will not be widely used.

Microsoft should focus on C# and java, and let the niche players take care of C++ and C.

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