2026-08-30 14:07 UTC
i remember watching computerphile one day many moons ago; the man on the screen was telling me they used to view C as like easy mode, and for stupid lazy people, because Real Men code in assembly. there were people in the comments observing that C is now the hard language and speculating that, moons into the future, Python by hand would be the peak of expertise. they were laughing then, but are they laughing now?
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@ness@ioc.exchange 2026-09-27 07:39
RE: https://infosec.exchange/@i0null/117338930353844670 talking to an older engineer i mentioned my first language was c and i felt really thankful for the foundation that gave me and he was like "yea i feel that way about assembly" and i felt a little humbled