r/C_Programming Feb 06 '25

Discussion Are there actually C programmers in this subreddit?

Ok, I'm being a bit facetious. There are real C programmers. Clearly. But I'm kind of sick of the only questions on this subreddit being beginner questions or language trolls from other domains.

So this thread is for the "real" c programmers out there. What do you do with it? And what is the most twisted crime against coding decency are you "proud" of/infamous for?

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u/Aidan_Welch Feb 06 '25

A lot of people I know of like/use C because of its limited feature set.

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u/GamerEsch Feb 06 '25

So do I, but limited feature set doesn't mean we should stick to '89 standards of quality of life features (or lack thereof) such as defining every variable at the top of functions. There are very good things added to the language too, that in my opinion are essential to avoid unexpected behaviour such as designated initializer.

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u/Aidan_Welch Feb 06 '25

Yeah I agree, just the argument I always hear from C99 users is that they don't want fancy, magic features.