Ask HN: How many communities HN it devs in C language?

I looked at a lot of posts, but I didn't see anyone mentioning the C programming language, I hope I'm the only one here?

3 points | by FerkiHN 9 hours ago

3 comments

Rochus 5 hours ago
> I didn't see anyone mentioning the C programming language
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29591993
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43632645
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38632970
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16967675
and many more ...
skydhash 8 hours ago
C is boring technology. Occasion to make the news are rare. I hack things in C when some tools I use crash or is missing features. Or to learn how somethings work.
Just like if you want some basic HTML form attached to a database that's guaranteed to run everywhere, you write in PHP, if you want a simple Linux (and BSD) cli app, you write it in C. Both are dangerous tech (as in no guardrails), but you'll be set for decades with minimal maintenance.
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- FerkiHN 8 hours ago
  The C programming language, on the contrary, is interesting if you have experience. I always create new things that have different uniquenesses. I recently created a notes program for Windows with GUI in C language, 67kb in size.
  The C language offers many features that even surpass modern languages.
andreamonaco 9 hours ago
Many people still use C, I do for sure
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- FerkiHN 8 hours ago
  Are you using it for embedded systems or regular software?
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  - andreamonaco 8 hours ago
    Regular software: a lisp implementation (https://savannah.nongnu.org/p/alisp) and a little online game (https://github.com/andreamonaco/zombieland)
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    - FerkiHN 7 hours ago
      Wow bro, that's cool, I especially liked the game, it's cool, and I'm currently developing a utility for viewing photos right in the terminal.
      https://github.com/Ferki-git-creator/phono-in-terminal-image...
      It's not ready yet, but can you please support it with a star like I did for you?