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Re:How can C Programs be so Reliable? (2008) by whiterknight on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @12:30AM (#39612646)
> C is horrible for exploratory programming

Completely disagree. The lack of screwing around selecting abstractions forces you to make something productive right away and not stress about refactor.

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Re:How can C Programs be so Reliable? (2008) by theyinwhy on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @01:40AM (#39613004)
Isn't "forced to make sth productive right away" the opposite of "exploratory programming"?
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Re:How can C Programs be so Reliable? (2008) by GuestHNUser on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @02:31AM (#39613292)
No, I think exploratory programming is exactly that. Solutions to a problem is the very thing to be explored.
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Re:How can C Programs be so Reliable? (2008) by tored on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @03:19AM (#39613582)
Who is stressing you to refactor when doing exploratory programming? Yourself? OOP languages? Society?
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