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Re:C Is Not a Low-Level Language by jrochkind1 on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @01:45PM (#16969369)
Hmm, what does "virtual machine" mean if the "virtual machine" is implemented in hardware?

And, is nothing but actual binary machine code a "low level language"? I guess it's the lowest, I don't _think_ you can go lower than that... but someone's probably gonna tell me I'm wrong.

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Re:C Is Not a Low-Level Language by ummonk on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @02:23PM (#16969815)
VHDL / Verilog is lower level!

In all seriousness, the "assembly is high level" argument is ridiculous and robs the "low level" vs "high level" categorization of all meaning.

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Re:C Is Not a Low-Level Language by Avshalom on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @05:27PM (#16971841)
Taxonomies have been rendered meaningless constantly throughout history, fighting it is usually fighting reality.
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Re:C Is Not a Low-Level Language by jrochkind1 on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @04:50PM (#16971462)
Perhaps C is a "medium-level language"? :)
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