sys_64738

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1. 3421.▲
   by sys_64738 8y ago

   C is their craft and they're experts so what's not to like? I'm not sure what this 'good enough' angle is and why you think it's specific to C. It's an issue to other language more than C as those other la
2. 3422.▲
   by sys_64738 8y ago

   Today in 2018 you need 16GB. Back in 1998 it was 16MB and 20 years before that it was 16KB. That should tell you how much you'll need in 2038.
3. 3423.▲
   by sys_64738 8y ago

   Assembler is too terse whereas C has the right balance of readability versus usability. 6502 is tedious due to only 3 registers.
4. 3424.▲
   by sys_64738 8y ago

   Python has scalability issues which are solved by calling into C libraries. What does that tell you about whom should be listening to who? There are many reasons C programmers are experts in their craft while python programmers are 10 a pen
5. 3425.▲
   by sys_64738 8y ago

   C conceptually is the nearest layer to the hardware that you'll get outside assembler. What that means is that most C operations can be easily translated into the machine code equivalents and that makes debugging of compiled code so mu
6. 3426.▲
   by sys_64738 8y ago

   Sure, Bill. Of course you didn't say something like that as it would make you sound totally clueless to future generations. You wouldn't want a howler of a mistake like that to be your calling card, would you? So, yeah, of course
7. 3427.▲
   by sys_64738 8y ago

   We know ;-)