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> aim design at common people, not gurus It's not necessary to make everything toddler-safe; we already have Python.
by MonkeyClub 3y ago
> aim design at common people, not gurus
It's not necessary to make everything toddler-safe; we already have Python.
- genter 3y agoThat's orthogonal. C is very readable, yet you can easily shoot your leg off.
- lelanthran 3y ago> That's orthogonal. C is very readable, yet you can easily shoot your leg off. Or, you could use C++ which, on one hand is hard and obtuse to read, and on the other hand, has 10x as many footguns as C.
- xmcqdpt2 3y agoThat's because you aren't using Modern C++. You can write Modern C++ safely, you just need to use the right set of features and not the other ones. Here is a short read on this topic, https://www.amazon.ca/Embracing-Modern-Safely-John-Lakos/dp/0137380356 https://www.amazon.ca/Embracing-Modern-Safely-John-Lakos/dp/... It's only 2661 pages. Yes, that is almost 3x longer than The Rust Programming Language, 2nd Ed.