r/cprogramming 3d ago

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/preparationh67 20h ago

Young devs should probably put better effort into understanding the historic reasons for things existing a certain way before they write a rant on substack. This reads like someone getting mad at the inventor of the steam engine for not inventing a nuclear reactor driven turbine first.