C Is Not a Low-level Language (2018)

Re:C Is Not a Low-level Language (2018) by jug on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @07:43AM (#29713222)

I'd argue that the class of languages running within a virtual machine like Java (JVM) or .NET (CLR) ought to be placed in a higher level of abstraction. These are so detached from the physical reality that they become cross-platform, which in itself is also the goal.

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Re:C Is Not a Low-level Language (2018) by drran on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @09:15AM (#29713960)

C is the most cross-platform language today, because almost every platform supports C. JVM is written in C, for example, for portability.

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Re:C Is Not a Low-level Language (2018) by Sindisil on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @10:20AM (#29714543)

The most prevalent JVM is written mostly in C++, not C.

Your portability point mostly stands, though.

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