devilish666@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 4 months agoC++ Momentlemmy.worldimagemessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1333arrow-down117
arrow-up1316arrow-down1imageC++ Momentlemmy.worlddevilish666@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 4 months agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squareSlopppyEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down4·4 months 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-up5·4 months 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.