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>I fear you are confusing systems programming language and operating systems programming language (or conflating). Systems programming doesn't seem to be a ver
by fauigerzigerk 13y ago
>I fear you are confusing systems programming language and operating systems programming language (or conflating).
Systems programming doesn't seem to be a very well defined term. My understanding is that it is certainly not application programming and it requires pretty tight management of hardware resources. That includes things like operating systems, database systems, embedded systems, networking software like firewalls, etc.
- andrewflnr 13y agoThe way I like to think of it is that a "systems langauge" is something you could use to implement a "real"[0] GC. Does this ring true to anyone else? [0] You know what I mean.
- pjmlp 13y agoA systems language is one with enough features to allow developers to write kernel code and device drivers, even if with a little help from assembly. A GC is just a special case of a memory manager.
- agumonkey 13y agomy own take : systems language => for building systems, many parts, many interconnections operating system language => ability to use the hardware with no limitation. even for a monolithic part.
- he_the_great 13y ago> systems language => for building systems, many parts, many interconnections So... every language?