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C is the sniper you don’t see
- And just like in Metal Gear, he dies of old age if you wait a bit.
  
  C is old, ubiquitous and still does not have a good replacement for its low-level cross-platform usecases, so I'll believe it when I see it 😄
  
  Rust is doing a very decent job of low-level cross platform. C just has a very long history.
  
  Its cross-platform support (not just for using but also for building it) is not there yet, and it is quite huge and unstandardized with only one full implementation. I'd agree the last part will change with age, but given the frequent large changes and feature additions I am afraid it will be harder and harder and it is simply too complex and fast-moving for many low-level applications. It is closer to C++ than C in my eyes. I'd be happy seeing it replace C++ though for its memory safety benefits!
  
  At the same time, C is the only stable ABI available for Rust.
  
  That's true, but they're working on an ABI implementation. It's no mean feat with a language like Rust. A quick search around the Internet found various possible candidates, though many of the discussion threads have petered out.
  
  Rust won’t replace c.
  The programs are too bloated for many embedded systems where every byte counts because it’s in ROM or loaded jnto IRAM
  All that memory safety and garbage collection, for example, comes at a big cost
  
  garbage collection
  I don't think Rust has a garbage collector.
  
  Does it need replacing?
  
  I wouldn't say "need", but there are possible improvements to ergonomics and safety that wouldn't make the language itself more complex or high level. I think it does its job quite well though and will be here for decades to come.
  
  Ada has been around since 1983 and is objectively superior. Yes I will die on that hill.
  It's too bad programmers are all such egotards they think they can write bugfree programs in C, while whining about how "restrictive" a safe language like Ada is.
- C is back at HQ with 2 Stars and enough political capital to serve till they die.
- And his companion is PHP, who wants to be just like his hero

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