The number of UNIX installations has grown to 10, with more expected.

UNIX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity.

C is declining somewhat in usage compared to C++, and maybe Java, but perhaps even more compared to higher-level scripting languages. It's still fairly strong for the basic system-type things.

When I read commentary about suggestions for where C should go, I often think back and give thanks that it wasn't developed under the advice of a worldwide crowd.

Unix has retarded OS research by 10 years and linux has retarded it by 20.

The kind of programming that C provides will probably remain similar absolutely or slowly decline in usage, but relatively, JavaScript or its variants, or XML, will continue to become more central.

I'm just an observer of Java, and where Microsoft wants to go with C# is too early to tell.