Re:The cost of forsaking C
by kbart on Wednesday October 05, 2016 @07:06AM
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"It always works as you expect? Really?"
Well, it works as defined in standards. It's just not every programmer knows what to expect. C is simple, yet powerful language and with powers comes responsibility. It's not like you can throw some libraries/modules/objects (or whatever it is in other, safe languages) together, upload to server and call it a day -- static testing, debugging, unit testing is a vital part of any semi serious C project.
Well, it works as defined in standards. It's just not every programmer knows what to expect. C is simple, yet powerful language and with powers comes responsibility. It's not like you can throw some libraries/modules/objects (or whatever it is in other, safe languages) together, upload to server and call it a day -- static testing, debugging, unit testing is a vital part of any semi serious C project.