I find that surprising. When I'm doing embedded work, explicit linked lists are common. Usually in C, sometimes in assembly language. sometimes even electroni

I find that surprising. When I'm doing embedded work, explicit linked lists are common. Usually in C, sometimes in assembly language. sometimes even electronics on an FPGA. In many of my projects, rustling up a specialised list or tree based data structure comes up as a side effect of optimising performance, which is often required on smaller devices.