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Re:Why I'm Making Python 2.8 by xamuel on Saturday December 10, 2016 @05:57PM (#13148384)
>C is also not based on solid foundations

C is based on the solidest possible foundation: the actual hardware CPU.

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Re:Why I'm Making Python 2.8 by Thiez on Sunday December 11, 2016 @04:34PM (#13153424)
The C abstract machine doesn't have that much in common with any actual hardware. I suppose it sort-of resembled the PDP-11 once.
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Re:Why I'm Making Python 2.8 by dekhn on Wednesday December 14, 2016 @01:02PM (#13178129)
C does not define an abstract machine. That's the runtime implementation's job.
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