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submitted 5 months ago by chraebsli@programming.dev to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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Stop comparing programming languages

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[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 18 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

C++ is focused on getting a strong degree of root control over the hardware of lots of systems. Which is part of why it's difficult.

[–] xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 5 months ago

Only a part. A lot of the complexity is completely unnecessary.

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Sorry, Undefined Behavior Everywhere was yelling way too loud to hear you clearly.

Were you talking about strong controlling anything with C++?

[–] BatmanAoD@programming.dev 1 points 5 months ago

I mean, if you're talking about CVEs permitting attackers to get control of the hardware of lots of systems, then yes, I agree