What Languages are Linux Distro’s and Applications Written in?

This article covers some basic languages and how they are implemented into the linux OS.

Among all the myriad choices that one has to constantly make in life, one would imagine that choosing a programming language for developing an operating system would be a relatively easy one, especially if the OS in question happens to be Linux. Surprisingly, that is not the case at all. Unknown to many, Linux too can be developed using a variety of programming languages. Herein, we consider some of those and look at all their pros and cons...