Oof. I hate to call C a mistake. I hold the language close to my heart; quirks and all.

Sure there are safer models for computing. But it has served its purpose for a long time. A small language allowing highly performant programs/operating systems to be written. Plus we got to see the beautiful art form of exploit writing. Sure at what cost (lots), but all hackers can appreciate when a system gets owned. It’s the intentions that come after which bother us all.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m excited for newer languages like rust to come along. However, I learned so much about low level computing from c, and I’m forever grateful.

Hats off to Dennis Ritchie. Thanks for creating a language I met so many other hackers through, and sparking the curiosity of hacking within me.