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jazzyjacksontoday at 6:30 AM2 repliesview on HN

I think you didn't catch their drift

C will continue to be used because it always has been and always will be available everywhere, not only places no one uses :/


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mustache_kimonotoday at 7:16 AM

> C will continue to be used because it always has been and always will be available everywhere

Yes, you can use it everywhere. Is that what you consider a success?

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bigyabaitoday at 8:18 AM

> it always has been and always will be available everywhere

"Always has been" is pushing it. Half of C's history is written with outdated, proprietary compilers that died alongside their architecture. It's easy to take modern tech like LLVM for granted.

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