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The C Programming Language: Myths and Reality (www.lelanthran.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Penguincoder to c/programming
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C is an old language lacking many, many, many modern features. One of the features it does not lack is encapsulation and isolation.

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[–] bl_r 4 points 1 year ago

Shooting yourself in the foot is a great way to learn discipline. It is how I learned to be careful of what I am writing. However, I think in most cases a memory safe language could be better.