• 0x0@programming.dev
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    6 months ago

    Ah yes, the rust zealots shitting on one of the most important languages of all time… again.

    Kinda weird how the number one way to promote Rust has been to downplay C and others.

    • porgamrer@programming.dev
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      6 months ago

      The specifics of C’s design could barely be less important. In the 70s it was one of countless ALGOL derivatives churned out on-demand to support R&D projects like Unix.

      Unix succeeded, but it could have been written in any of these languages. The C design process was governed by the difficulty of compiler implementation; everyone was copying ALGOL 68 but some of the features took too long to implement. If Dennis Ritchie had an extra free weekend in 1972, C might have a module system. But he didn’t, so it doesn’t.

  • Richard@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    C is the hardware language N°1 of the high-level languages. If you actually want to know and control what happens in the machine, you write in C. Rust, C++ and all the other abstractions are for people who do not understand how computers and computer memory work.

    Edit: grammar

    • FizzyOrange@programming.dev
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      6 months ago

      This is a misconception that’s common among beginner C programmers. They think C is high level assembly and don’t understand the kinds of optimisations modern compilers make. And they think they’re hardcore and don’t make mistakes.

      Hope you figure it out eventually.

    • Ethan@programming.devEnglish
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      6 months ago

      I’ve written programs in C. I’ve written programs in assembly, for x86 and for microcontrollers. I’ve designed digital logic and programmed it into an FPGA. I’ve built digital logic circuits with transistors.

      I’ll still take Go over C any day of the week. If I’m doing embedded, I’ll use TinyGo.