From: Lester Thorpe <lt@gnu.rocks>
Subject: Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo
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On Tue, 24 Sep 2024 02:45:16 -0400, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:

> 
>    Me, I'd rather use 'C' ... which was a brand new
>    language when I got into computers - it was the
>    Cool New Thing on PDP-11s. However the syntax IS,
>    and especially can be MADE, a bit obscure. More
>    'obvious', 'self-documenting' langs DO have an
>    advantage.
> 

C is just shorthand for assembly, and assembly,
i.e. machine, language is the language to which 
EVERYTHING else reduces.

Yes, C is just shorthand for assembly.  Whenever I
write C code I can always "see" the assembly instructions
that lie beneath every C statement.

In fact, when it comes to SIMD programming, there are C
functions known as "intrinsics" that allow direct access
to SIMD hardware assembly instruction (e.g. SSE2, AVX).
(These do not exist for any other language.)


Conclusion:

Those who understand the machine use C (assembly) and only
C.

All dumb-fuck idiots and retards, of which there are hordes
in commercial (i.e. paid) programming, MUST use other "crutch"
languages.



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