Re:Learn C programming and the rest will come
by monoideism on Friday January 10, 2020 @04:10PM
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> Writing low level networking code does not require C per se,
Of course it doesn’t. I mentioned using Python to write low-level networking code above (it was painful for someone used to C). I’ve also used Lua for it (better than Python).
And as I recall, you’re a fan of Ada and Rust, both of which I have used to write low-level networking code (packet parsers, network protocols, and whatnot).
That said, those languages are not typically a well-traveled entry-point into low-level network coding. C is. I’d be as happy as the next guy on HN if we all just moved to Rust, but that’s not in the cards at the moment.
Of course it doesn’t. I mentioned using Python to write low-level networking code above (it was painful for someone used to C). I’ve also used Lua for it (better than Python).
And as I recall, you’re a fan of Ada and Rust, both of which I have used to write low-level networking code (packet parsers, network protocols, and whatnot).
That said, those languages are not typically a well-traveled entry-point into low-level network coding. C is. I’d be as happy as the next guy on HN if we all just moved to Rust, but that’s not in the cards at the moment.