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> to make it generally socially acceptable for new projects... Or better yet, don't let 'social pressure' influence your choice of programming language ;) If
by flohofwoe 1y ago
> to make it generally socially acceptable for new projects...
Or better yet, don't let 'social pressure' influence your choice of programming language ;)
If your workplace has a clear rule to not use memory-unsafe languages for production code that's a different matter of course. But nothing can stop you from writing C code as a hobby - C99 and later is a very enjoyable and fun language.
- xxs 1y agoI was about the reply no amount of pressure can tell me how to program. C was totally fine for esp32
- TimorousBestie 1y ago> Or better yet, don't let 'social pressure' influence your choice of programming language ;) It’s hard. Programming is a social discipline, and the more people who work in a language, the more love it gets.
- spauldo 1y agoIf you're on UNIX or working in the embedded space, C is still everywhere and gets lots of love. C tends to get lots of libraries anyway because everything can FFI to it.
- Y_Y 1y agoI don't want to summon WB, but honest-to-god, D is a good middle ground here.