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The good thing about C is there is an amazing tool support that can make it as safe as any other language. The bad thing about C is that most developers don’t k
by danieltillett 9y ago
The good thing about C is there is an amazing tool support that can make it as safe as any other language. The bad thing about C is that most developers don’t know about (or don’t use) all the tools.
- clarry 9y agoThey don't even use their compiler.. case in point: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14787072 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14787072 Of course they always just blame the language. Like the language needs to be responsible for the implementation and its proper use.
- kbenson 9y agoAny tool that requires special knowledge to use safely rather than defaulting to safe operation and requiring special knowledge to use unsafely is poorly designed. If the design specification for that class or tools encourages or requires that, it's a poor specification indeed.