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		kaba0 on Aug 10, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The case against a C alternative What is C’s job, when would you use it for a green field project? Not trying to start a flame war, genuinely curious as I see less and less need for C, other than maintaining all those existing code bases.

cartoonfoxes on Aug 10, 2022 [–]

When working with the huge amounts of embedded silicon that is supported by C libraries and toolchains only.

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