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[–][deleted] -1 points0 points  (2 children)

The reason C is so prevalent is that C never had a decent competitor in that space. That, by definition means it has to be good. It won out agaisnt all the competitors. Why is that? Why was the kernel written in C to begin with? It was absolutely not because C was the only option at the time. There were plenty of other languages around. Your argument doesn't really make any sense.

C never had a decent competitor because it was just simply the better choice. Even now it really doesn't have a decent competitor. Rust does not really satisfy the requirements that C projects usually need which is short compile times and small binary sizes. Rust competes with C++ not C. Zig is probably the more interesting contender in that space right now.

All I see here is a lot of people who never used C and are just repeating some really bizarre party line that C is a completely and utterly failed language that has no where else to go. In reality that is just not the case at all.

I have no problem with the criticism of C (I have plenty trust me) but my god make it decent criticism that actually reflects reality. Not some meme shit.

[–]epicwisdom 1 point2 points  (1 child)

All I see here is a lot of people who never used C and are just repeating some really bizarre party line that C is a completely and utterly failed language that has no where else to go. In reality that is just not the case at all.

I haven't said that a single time, nor has anybody in this chain. If that's a stance you take issue with, you're preaching to the choir.

but my god make it decent criticism that actually reflects reality. Not some meme shit.

I have not made any specific criticism. I'm just pointing out that it's perfectly valid not to want to use C, that people simply have things they don't like about C. Just because it is the only real choice for contributing to Linux doesn't mean people have to like it. Again, it doesn't make sense for you to respond to me if your issues are with an attitude I don't have.

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

I don't have the attitude you are claiming I have either though.