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		tpoacher on Aug 9, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The case against a C alternative After many years in this field, I am convinced we don't need a better "C" at all. We need better "C education".

j-krieger on Aug 9, 2022 [–]

I tend to disagree at this notion. I've used C for almost a decade now and I've seen many developers who were far more talented than me make similar mistakes all the time.

Some problems require solutions which are unable to be solved in C in a safe way.

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