From: Lester Thorpe Subject: Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.misc Followup-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy References: <5mqdnZuGq4lgwm_7nZ2dnZfqnPSdnZ2d@earthlink.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Lines: 38 Path: eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!diablo1.usenet.blueworldhosting.com!feeder.usenetexpress.com!tr1.iad1.usenetexpress.com!news.usenetexpress.com!not-for-mail Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 19:04:44 +0000 Nntp-Posting-Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 19:04:44 +0000 X-Received-Bytes: 1755 X-Complaints-To: abuse@usenetexpress.com Organization: UsenetExpress - www.usenetexpress.com 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. -- Systemd: solving all the problems that you never knew you had.