C is an old language lacking many, many, many modern features. One of the features it does not lack is encapsulation and isolation.

  •  bl_r   ( @bl_r@beehaw.org ) 
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    41 year ago

    Shooting yourself in the foot is a great way to learn discipline. It is how I learned to be careful of what I am writing. However, I think in most cases a memory safe language could be better.