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>>>>FWIW, I believe the main factor of C success was (is) the simplicity of 
>>>>its semantics.
>>>It is certainly no simpler than Bliss, but much more popular.
>>C is simpler. At least with respect to compilation.
> Presuming you mean simplicity of compiler design, that is irrelevant
> to the belief statement, which was "simplicity of its semantics".

I meant what I said, simplicity of its semantics. Which has multiple 
effects. Cognitive, which I discussed in first place. But clearly it has 
also consequences on compiler development--and pricing. Which I 
discussed secondly, simply because it occurred to me while investigating 
whether Bliss was as simple as C, as (incorrectly) stated.