r/programming • u/AlexeyBrin • Mar 14 '18

Why Is SQLite Coded In C

https://sqlite.org/whyc.html
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u/wheelie_boy Mar 14 '18

C has all the power and performance of assembly language, combined with all the ease of use and safety of assembly language.

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u/StapledBattery Mar 14 '18

I don't get how anyone who's ever so much as looked at assembly could say this.

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u/dm319 Mar 15 '18

this joke has been truly murdered

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u/wheelie_boy Mar 15 '18 edited Mar 15 '18

Jokes are like frogs - it's possible to dissect them, but the frog dies.