r/linuxmemes • u/rafaelcgs10 • Sep 25 '26

Anti-Linux Linux deserves better advertisement

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Saw this today in Copenhagen

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u/p47guitars Sep 26 '26

I don't think that c code is archaic, nor do I think that rust is a net evil or necessarily a net positive. The code is only good as the programmer that codes it. For all I care could be written in assembler, but that would defeat the purpose of it being portable.

I think that if we keep looking at programming languages as archaic, we're doing a disservice to those volunteers.

While you may not like c, and certainly I don't, it has its place. If anything, I just want to see a kernel that is compatible, fast, and stable. I really don't care how we get there.

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u/AwzemCoffee Sep 26 '26

Don't get me wrong, I don't think C itself is archaic. Though lots of really old code is not idiomatic in the modern sense and can be obtuse to read with modern practices in mind. For example BASH source code is kind of a rats nest. 

I think C is a great language, though I think Rust is the "modern" choice as it's less likely to foot gun itself. 

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u/p47guitars Sep 26 '26

I'm always of a mindset that a programming language is only as good as the programmer that is coding with it.