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Re:C Isn't a Language by Gibbon1 on Saturday February 07, 2026 @05:00AM (#46922640)
I've started describing what C does is breaking the third wall. Which in theater sis when the actors acknowledge they're in a play.

C totally accepts breaking the third wall. And Pascal doesn't.

Problem with C currently is the language is controlled by people that think programming languages should be like Pascal.

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Re:C Isn't a Language by estebank on Saturday February 07, 2026 @11:14AM (#46924950)
That would be the fourth wall

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Re:C Isn't a Language by AnimalMuppet on Saturday February 07, 2026 @01:52PM (#46926425)
It would. It's still an interesting description of the difference between C and Pascal, though.
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