𝔻𝔼𝕍𝕀𝕃𝕀𝕊ℍ to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 2 years agoC++ Momentimagemessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-up1335arrow-down116
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minus-squareSlopppyEngineerlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down4·2 years agoAnd C/C++ are like that by design. Compiled languages were new and the developers were afraid additional checks would decrease performance. It was certainly performant in racing toward a crash.
minus-squaremox@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years ago And C/C++ are like that by design. Compiled languages were new and the developers were afraid additional checks would decrease performance. If you have a credible citation showing that was what guided K&R’s decisions, I think you should post it.
And C/C++ are like that by design. Compiled languages were new and the developers were afraid additional checks would decrease performance. It was certainly performant in racing toward a crash.
If you have a credible citation showing that was what guided K&R’s decisions, I think you should post it.