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> you won't see anyone dreaming of coding C until the end of their working days. I do dream about that. Just being able to tag along while some programmers lea
by rightbyte 4y ago
> you won't see anyone dreaming of coding C until the end of their working days.
I do dream about that. Just being able to tag along while some programmers learn their Xth framework as a language.
Maybe someday I might concede and move on from C89 to C99.
- diydsp 4y agoSame here. Ive got so much experience and libraries ive written i can marshall. They've been ported across small and large platforms since before github and google. Ive been maintaining them since the 5.25" disk age. New C projects aren't precarious to me. Watching a bunch of architects with no embedded experience try to make C++ happen on microcontrollers in the other hand...
- KerrAvon 4y agoIf I may ask, what projects do you work on where C89 is still useful? Embedded ROMs for tiny processors in some niche segment?
- rightbyte 4y agoYe well Linux is moving from GNU C89 to GNU C11 so maybe it is time for me to move on. I don't think there is any reason to choose C89 over C11 other than fear of new compiler bugs and compatibility with old compilers?