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Re:Curl is C by madphrodite on Monday March 27, 2017 @10:38AM (#13968064)
This is a great little read and encapsulates the other side of the 'rethink the way' trend-ism of some HN new lang advocacy. C is fine, C is good. It is widely understood, it is a systems staple, and it is not dangerous in knowledgeable hands. Rocking the boat is fashionable.
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Re:Curl is C by macintux on Monday March 27, 2017 @11:26AM (#13968480)
> it is not dangerous in knowledgeable hands

For crying out loud, this is patently false.

C isn't as dangerous if you really know what you're doing and you never make mistakes. I would bet fewer people know what they're doing than think they know what they're doing, and the set of people who never make mistakes is entirely empty.

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Re:Curl is C by madphrodite on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @11:58AM (#13987521)
Well you know..that's just like your opinion man. Opting out of this site at this point. A bunch of 6-12 year idiots (recognizably) telling people what they think they know that they don't know. It's silly recursive.
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Re:Curl is C by macintux on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @05:28PM (#13990742)
You're right, my reply was unnecessarily harsh. I apologize.
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