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May I suggest you give arguments why it is not (and why we should care about those arguments from a practical standpoint), and what language should better earn
by jstimpfle 3y ago
May I suggest you give arguments why it is not (and why we should care about those arguments from a practical standpoint), and what language should better earn the title?
- square_usual 3y agoOthers have already made a few in response, but for reference, this ACM queue article [1] is a good place to start. It has been widely discussed both on HN and elsewhere, and a simple search of the title can bring up several counter-arguments etc. if you're interested and want to know more. > what language should better earn the title? None. 1: https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=3212479 https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=3212479
- jstimpfle 3y agoThis article states that "C is not a Low-Level Language", not that it is not a thin abstraction over assembly. The arguments in the article could as well be used to make a point that "Assembly is not a Low-Level Language".