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Totally agree with his observations but I disagree with the conclusion. C is a ok programming language. The first language that realises that simplicity above a
by StreamBright 8y ago
Totally agree with his observations but I disagree with the conclusion. C is a ok programming language. The first language that realises that simplicity above all is the most important feature of any language and uses the same safety measures like Rust is going to win over a huge user base.
- Kaveren 8y agoSimplicity is not the end all be all. Where is Rust, as a language, needlessly complex?
- StreamBright 8y agoI regularly try to use Rust but get lost soon. The amount of magic observed in an average Rust code base is just too much for me.
- rhn_mk1 8y agoLow level programming in a safe way is a complicated endaevor. The assembly language with a few instructions can be the ultimately simple language, but it doesn't offer the same features that Rust does. While I am all for simplicity, I just don't think it's all that obvious that a language could possibly be simple, fast, and safe at the same time.
- StreamBright 8y agoSorry when I mean simplicity I do not mean it in the ASM sense but more like LISP. Very simple basics, very powerful concepts.