Re:The case against a C alternative (2022)
by msdz on Friday August 21, 2026 @07:13AM
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This one struck me in particular as unconvincing:
> The problem is that C have practically no checks, so any safety checks put into the competing language will have a runtime cost, which often is unacceptable.
Why would all possible checks that provide an improvement over C be runtime-only?
> The problem is that C have practically no checks, so any safety checks put into the competing language will have a runtime cost, which often is unacceptable.
Why would all possible checks that provide an improvement over C be runtime-only?