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Re:C for high level programmers (slides) by TheLoneWolfling on Sunday May 31, 2015 @11:15PM (#9636636)
Yep.

It's impossible to have actual modular code in C. A real shock for people coming from higher level languages.

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Re:C for high level programmers (slides) by xcogiz on Monday June 01, 2015 @05:45AM (#9637530)
What exactly do you mean by modular code in your context?

edit: Oh, you probably meant modules integrated directly in the language. I was surprised to read that since modular design is highly successful and useful in C.

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Re:C for high level programmers (slides) by TheLoneWolfling on Monday June 01, 2015 @08:17AM (#9637982)
No, I'm not talking about modules. I'm talking about modular code:

I mean that in many languages it's at least possible to write code that can be understood fully in isolation. Objected-oriented programming, etc, etc.

In C that's impossible. Due to UB being global.

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