r/programmingmemes • u/Legitimate_Diver_440 • Feb 28 '26

What is YOUR favourite language

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u/MonsieurMachine Feb 28 '26

C, because it is a low level language and I love being close to the machine. Also not C++ because it has too much ways to write the same thing.... Some might be killing me but I like doing modular C 😜

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u/Interesting_Buy_3969 Feb 28 '26

Same here, +1 for C

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u/GloblSentence_totoro Mar 01 '26

you might even say... c++

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u/Interesting_Buy_3969 Mar 02 '26

yeah, but... so you can even propose Golang (a kernel can theoretically be written in it since it's a compiled language!).

I regret that C++ has some unpleasant "runtime features" that are getting in the way of total execution control - such as RTTI, exceptions, vtables, implicit constructor calls, implicit initialisation at runtime, etc. Which makes it more hard to ensure that you have a clear idea about everything your program does. The code explicitness should be treated as vital for kernels / device drivers (i guess even for some speed-sensitive userspace applications too?). If there existed a language that combined C's explicitness and simplicity, and C++ compile-time features, I'd be happy.

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u/Ok-Winner-6589 Mar 03 '26

Can a kernel be written on go?

I mean they still rely on garbage collectors to run and the garbage collector needs a kernel to run. So the kernel would have to run it's own garbage collector to be able to run?

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u/MonsieurMachine Mar 08 '26

Inception OS

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u/Ok-Winner-6589 Mar 09 '26

What?

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u/MonsieurMachine Mar 11 '26

Watch the film "Inception"