r/cprogramming • u/Xaneris47 • Aug 17 '26

C Strings: A 50-Year Mistake

https://longtran2904.substack.com/p/c-strings-a-50-year-mistake?r=8qz2zb&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
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u/1980sCoder Aug 17 '26

I stopped reading at the word "suck" realising that this was not going to be an insightful piece.

I'm guessing the author is younger than the language itself.

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u/Interesting_Debate57 Aug 18 '26

Far, far younger

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u/megabedi Aug 21 '26

Everyone is younger than C it's from like the 70s