how relevant is C today?

[Lawrence D'Oliveiro]

In article <mailman.4271.1144533218.27775.python-list at python.org>,
 "Daniel Nogradi" <nogradi at gmail.com> wrote:

>Can anyone shed some light on the secret of Java?

Java and C#/CLR I class as "instant-software-bloat-just-add-water" 
technologies. That is, they are very popular in corporate circles, where 
the users don't get to choose what software they're running.