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For me c is kind of a wierd language. Wierd in that the language itself is incredibly simple, I think anyone could learn c syntax and usage in about 2 days max.

For me c is kind of a wierd language. Wierd in that the language itself is incredibly simple, I think anyone could learn c syntax and usage in about 2 days max. But I think where most people get hung up with on c are the concepts, you do need to know about compiling and linking, static vs dynamic libs, lots of details about how computer architecture / memory works, and to get anything done you need know POSIX and the concepts behind any libraries you use. Its not like ruby or other dynamic languages where you could basically have no idea how HTTP works and still write a webapp.

claren 12y ago
The development of a (good) web-server in pure python likely still requires knowledge of language internals. If depending on libraries, it just depends on the libraries. Web frameworks with "Batteries included" seem rather rare on the C shore, though, maybe because statically compiled languages are in general not used as frequently in web-development. Therefor it's an unfair comparison. To leverage C's power, libraries should also tend to stay general enough, too, no? Most compilers or interpreters are complicated under the hood. Fixing a bug in the compiler to get your code working (and submitting a patch), that's mastery.