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[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago (19 children)

What is C essential for anymore these days? Genuine question btw.

I thought C++ was essential for microprocessor control, but that it depends and sometimes I gather people use C instead, but not always.

Use the language that the company hires you to know:-).

[โ€“] 257m 13 points 6 months ago

any sort of FFI on a modern OS will need to be done through C

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