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[pjmlp]

What about not adding even more ways how we should avoid using C?

[arinlen → pjmlp]

> What about not adding even more ways how we should avoid using C?

That's a mute point for C's target audience because they already understand that they need to be mindful of what the language does.

[mjcohen → arinlen]

What the heck. It's "moot", not "mute".

[wizofaus → mjcohen]

I'm curious, are there accents in which those two words are homophones? Given the US tendency to pronounce new/due/tune as noo/doo/toon I can imagine some might say mute as moot but I can't find anything authoritative online.

[jcranmer → wizofaus]

According to Wikipedia, East Anglia does universal yod-dropping, so mute/moot would be homophonic. (See https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:English_dialect-depe...).

Personally, I haven't come across anyone who pronounces 'mute' without the /j/.

[danuker → wizofaus]

They are not perfect homophones. There is a slight i (IPA j) in "mute".

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mute

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/moot

[pjmlp → arinlen]

That is like saying if sushi knifes are already sharp enough, there is no issue cutting fish with a samurai sword instead, except at least with the knife maybe the damage isn't as bad.

[samatman → pjmlp]

The difference between the largest sushi knives and a katana is more about who wields them than the blade involved.

[pjmlp → samatman]

One ends up cutting quite a few pieces either way.

[naasking → samatman]

When you really need a samurai, nothing less will do. Arguably most of us need sushi chefs these days.

[arinlen → pjmlp]

> That is like saying if sushi knifes are already sharp enough (...)

No, it's like saying that professional people understand the need to learn what their tools of the trade do beyond random stackoverflow search on how to print text to stdout.

It seems you have an irrational dislike of C. That's perfectly ok. No need to come up with excuses though.

[pjmlp → arinlen]

It doesn't seem, I do.

Ever since I got my hands on Turbo C++ 1.0, back in 1993, I see no reason why one should downgrade ourselves to C.

At least C++ give us the tools to be a bit more secure, even if tainted with C's copy-paste compatibility.

You will find posts from me on Usenet, stading on C++ frontline of C vs C++ flamewars.

No one is making excuses, it should be nuked, unfortunely it will outlive all of us.

[Koshkin → pjmlp]

I like your comparison of a C programmer with a samurai.

[pjmlp → Koshkin]

Including that most of them end up doing Seppuku on their applications.

[agumonkey → pjmlp]

while we're hugging them from behind

[phibz → Koshkin]

It's more like the C programmer is a sushi master. They can make a delicious, beautifully crafted snack. But if the wrong ingredients are used you'll get very sick.