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I think that’s fair, but I also believe that the same things that make C89 meet “extreme portability requirements” are why Eskil still uses it. Should everyone
by leecommamichael 1y ago
I think that’s fair, but I also believe that the same things that make C89 meet “extreme portability requirements” are why Eskil still uses it.
Should everyone? No, probably not.
- uecker 1y agoYes, but also because he made it work well for him. He also understands that most of the innovations in programming languages is actually not nearly as useful as people think and often does more harm than good. Rejecting newer C standards is a bit too extreme in my opinion, as C is very slowly evolving already.