Appreciation for ANSI C committee (was Re: Bug in new K&R?)

[T. William Wells]

In article <266 at sdti.UUCP>, mjy at sdti.UUCP (Michael J. Young) writes:
) There is a big difference between designing a completely new language from
) scratch and standardizing an existing language.  The former is best done by
) a small number (perhaps one) of capable language designers.  The latter is
) best done by a committee.  Language design is a creative act, and committees
) are not very creative.  A large part of standardization is finding common
) ground between all the different implementations of an existing language.
) In that process it is important to have as many perspectives as possible;
) hence, a committee.

Agreed, as long as the committee's actions are constrained by
respect for the original work.