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A comment on Ask HN: What extension would you like to see in the next C standard?.

Re:Ask HN: What extension would you like to see in the next ... by jaredcnance on Saturday February 13, 2021 @01:50AM (#26121906)
I want to ask this question here because I feel like many of the viewers will be proponents of C and I want to hear your perspective. Why would someone choose C as a language of choice for a new project over Rust (or some other comparable language with memory safety guarantees)? Will/can C ever address the memory safety issues?

(I’m looking for honest dialogue and not trying to be combative)

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Re:Ask HN: What extension would you like to see in the next ... by marcodiego on Saturday February 13, 2021 @09:06AM (#26123647)
For embedded, system software, drivers and kernel work C is probably still king. Also, C is simple and popular enough for one to understand entirely, some people simply prefer it.
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