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Why You Should Learn C but (Probably) Never Use It
- dozzie 12y agoI find myself writing C backend for Erlang library every now and then. I also often resort to C to talk directly to operating system. It's not that C won't probably be used. It probably will, unless one can't communicate with underlaying OS and doesn't want to learn that.
- jarcane 12y agoI'm currently working through the Build Your Own Lisp book, and quite see exactly what the writer is on about there. I think if anything, everyone should at least go through a project like this in C if only to understand everything they've been taking for granted using higher level languages. I wouldn't necessarily want to code C every day, I find it a bit tedious at times coding in this style, but it's a valuable experience to have.