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> Nothing is faster than C that is also high-level. That is myth. C is not necessarily faster on modern hardware, because it does not represent its structure c
by Mikhail_K 6y ago
> Nothing is faster than C that is also high-level.
That is myth. C is not necessarily faster on modern hardware, because it does not represent its structure correctly
[C Is Not a Low-level Language. Your computer is not a fast PDP-11.](https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=3212479 https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=3212479)
- johnisgood 6y agoWould you sum it up for me and give me examples? Which programming language is generally faster than C that is also high-level? Why do you think people go for C if they want performance? In practice it seems like it is the fastest, popular, stable high-level language out there that has been around for decades. Maybe Forth whose compiler is in assembly, but due to its type system or lack thereof, doubt the same optimizations can be performed.
- Mikhail_K 6y ago> Would you sum it up for me and give me examples? Sure, subject to pre-payment for my time.