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Systems Programming - Programming at the low level
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What is systems programming?
Systems programming covers the development of software that rather than supplying the user with services directly, supplies services to other software. Think of it like the underlying gears that make all other software work.
Examples of software that fall under this category include Operating Systems, Game Engines, and Industrial Automation Applications.
Often systems programming takes place in the low level, with direct or close to direct access to the hardware of a machine, and little boiler plate to work on top of.
What sort of languages are used in systems programming?
Languages often used in systems programming include:
- C/C++
- Rust
- Zig
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Memory borrowing took me a second to warp my head around, but it is a very nice alternative to pointers. I've gotten lost in the rabbit holes of multiple pointers and dereferences to one variable in C before, and Rust helps you avoid a lot of those issues.