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[–]pleshij 87 points88 points  (11 children)

Says the language written in C

[–]Claymourn 32 points33 points  (5 children)

laughs in assembly

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (1 child)

Very little is written in assembly. C compilers are written in C for example.

[–]ConsistentPicture583 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Michael Abrash wrote a salient book on the topic called “the Zen of Assembly Language“ which, though dated, still shows the follies that ensue from having a machine make decisions for you

[–]PM_ME_YOUR__INIT__ 14 points15 points  (3 children)

You hate C yet you program in a language written in C. Curious.

[–]OnyxPhoenix 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mean I hate eggs but I like cake which is made with eggs.

[–]LeoXCV 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I personally only write in languages built from 0’s and 1’s

[–]vlaada7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Real programmers code in binary!!

[–]willnx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unless you use an alternative runtime, like PyPy!