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Re:Pointers Are More Abstract Than You Might Expect in C by pjmlp on Monday July 02, 2018 @01:39PM (#17443750)
> I think the appeal of C is that you are able to write the fastest implementation any given algorithm, something that just isn't possible in most other languages.

If you told this out loud during the 80's and early 90's everyone would just laugh.

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Re:Pointers Are More Abstract Than You Might Expect in C by reza_n on Monday July 02, 2018 @02:04PM (#17443999)
True, and I meant this in the context where you could embed assembly into your functions if needed.
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