doody12

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1. 1.▲
   by doody12 9y ago

   I think one of the big issues with Rust is that it isn't as portable as C. Bootstrapping Rust is hard, doing the same for C is simple. I could create a simple C compiler just to bootstrap the real C compiler, something I have actually
2. 2.▲
   by doody12 9y ago

   That depends on what you want to learn. If you want to improve your code reading skills and/or C programming skills, then you can probably go ahead and start reading, for example, the OpenBSD source code, even though you don't hav
3. 3.▲
   by doody12 9y ago

   Code quality is hard to measure, but I think that any competent C programmer that reads the source code for OpenBSD will agree that the quality is above average. OpenBSD is a fork of NetBSD, another project considered to have above average
4. 4.▲
   by doody12 9y ago

   I disagree, reading quality code, which I would argue that the OpenBSD source is, is one of the best ways to improve. Also, being able to read and understand code is an important skill in itself.