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The Absolutely True Story of a Real Programmer Who Never Learned C
- venomsnake 10y agoHe did learn C. In the process of inventing it. But still learned it. And I always translated "Real programmers know C" as "Real programmers know their stack, and know there is no way to really abstract away thak pesky physical stuff"
- joelg 10y agoPreviously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11100364 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11100364