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And yet C code runs the world. You might be right in theory but in practice C is the most successful programming language in history. At work we routinely deplo

And yet C code runs the world. You might be right in theory but in practice C is the most successful programming language in history. At work we routinely deploy million+ lines of C in production running large international airlines and airports. And it works.

preseinger 3y ago
that C code is prolific is a historical fact, it does not imply anything about efficacy or soundness "it works" is factually not true, look at ~any CVE
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- deterministic 3y ago
  No successful software is bug free. Except for proven correct code like CompCert and seL4 of course.
  - preseinger 3y ago
    of course, but that's not the point being made here
pjmlp 3y ago
Historical accident, due to UNIX winning out the server room. In early 1980's it was only running Bell Lab's world and a couple of universities that got hold of the source tapes.
- deterministic 3y ago
  The success of UNIX and C is no accident.