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Serious question, but what "purists" remain on ANSI C? Even Linux has abandoned it as of 5.19. The only times I use it are when I'm writing something that requ
by AlotOfReading 4y ago
Serious question, but what "purists" remain on ANSI C? Even Linux has abandoned it as of 5.19.
The only times I use it are when I'm writing something that requires ridiculous portability even to bizarre platforms and compilers. C99 is far more ergonomic in comparison, even if you have to avoid using some of the truly terrible design decisions that came along for the ride.
- alar44 4y agoEmbedded probably.
- AlotOfReading 4y agoThat's where I work. I haven't seen c89 in years outside those "extreme portability" projects like Linux and curl.
- arinlen 4y ago> Serious question, but what "purists" remain on ANSI C? It means nothing. It's a baseless attemt at an appeal to authority that has no merit.