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I'm fine with admitting C had flaws. It does need to be replaced for many projects. It's just the smug comments on HN that irritate me, especially because most
by qwertyuiop924 10y ago
I'm fine with admitting C had flaws. It does need to be replaced for many projects. It's just the smug comments on HN that irritate me, especially because most of us are already in agreement (including me, now), and those who aren't won't be convinced by the sheer power of smugness. In short, I'm not complaining because the people who do this sort of thing are wrong, but because they're not actually helping.
- pjmlp 10y agoHence why I support projects done in Go, even if I dislike the design decisions regarding its type system. Every program written in Go is one program less written in C.
- qwertyuiop924 10y agoFair enough.
- phyzome 10y agoHey, you know how to get rid of the smug comments, including this one? ... Make sure there's less C code around.
- qwertyuiop924 10y agoUnfortunately, when you get rid of C code, comments don't get deleted.
- MaulingMonkey 10y agoNow now, some C code is commented.
- qwertyuiop924 10y agoAll right, I'll admit it, I laughed out loud when I heard this. Maybe it's because of my all-too-fresh experiences trying to decipher undocumented C as a newbie (which I still am). It almost makes this thread worth it.