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For any non-trival program (more than a couple of files/pages long), dynamic and weak typing are a no-go.

• cratermoon 5y ago
  How strongly typed is C? Are non-trivial programs in C a no-go? Would a LISP program more than a couple of pages long be forbidden?
  • gher-shyu3i 5y ago
    There are toolings that patch C's shortcomings, and there's a reason better typed languages (e.g. Rust) are making strides in C's domain.
    • jjgreen 5y ago
      TIOBE gives C 14.32% (1) against Rust 0.49% (29), so "strides" might be over-egging the pudding.
      • gher-shyu3i 5y ago
        Historic vs future trends.
    • thrwaeasddsaf 5y ago
      Which tools patch C's shortcomings?
      • gher-shyu3i 5y ago
        Static analysis tools and subsets like MISRA C.
        • thrwaeasddsaf 5y ago
          Do you have a good one in mind? All the open source tools I've tried are MISRAble
          • gher-shyu3i 5y ago
            Nope, I haven't been working with C recently.