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Re:Getting Past C by dreta on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @06:02PM (#13314083)
No language you use can get around syscalls, so i have no clue as to why this is a case against C.
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Re:Getting Past C by pjmlp on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @06:22PM (#13314243)
Not all OSes have unsafe syscalls, nor do all OSes have to be implemented in C.
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Re:Getting Past C by lossolo on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @06:26PM (#13314268)
But the most used are and I can't see it change anytime soon.
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Re:Getting Past C by pjmlp on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @06:39PM (#13314366)
Hence why it is about time to change the status quo.
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