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		auxym 4 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Thoughts on Go vs. Rust vs. Zig > it is like C in that you can fit the whole language in your head. Sure, you can fit all of C in your head, including all the obscure footguns that can lead to UB: https://gist.github.com/Earnestly/7c903f481ff9d29a3dd1 And other fun things like aliasing rules and type punning.

legobmw99 3 days ago [–]

Yeah, I think people find C appealing because it feels like you can fit the whole language in your head. I’ve yet to meet someone who has actually accomplished this in practice

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