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Re:Criticizing Hare language approach for generic data struc... by flyingfences on Wednesday May 04, 2022 @11:28AM (#31261856)
My point is that your metaphor about "not [being] allowed to use memory unsafe languages" to build a car is completely backwards -- safety-critical embedded systems use C to avoid the abstractions introduced by higher-level languages.
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Re:Criticizing Hare language approach for generic data struc... by rowanG077 on Wednesday May 04, 2022 @11:46AM (#31262105)
It's not backwards. C is used out of necessity not because it's such a great language. Safety-critical embedded systems use C because they have to. Not because it's nice. Claiming they do because C is such a great language to write safety-critical software in is a special kind of Stockholm syndrome.
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