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		snazz on March 31, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: “C is how the computer works” is a dangerous minds... Java’s GC and lack of pointer arithmetic should push it a little further to the right, no?

stonemetal12 on March 31, 2020 [–]

I don't see why it would. Given what modern CPUs do to make memory fast and safe, pointer arithmetic is a ridiculous simplification that has no bearing in reality.

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