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C, simple?

C, simple?

Posted Mar 28, 2013 10:01 UTC (Thu) by dlang (✭ supporter ✭, #313)
In reply to: C, simple? by ncm
Parent article: Russell: GCC and C vs C++ Speed, Measured

As languages go, C actually is pretty simple.

you can do very complex things with very simple building blocks, remember that even the most complex CPU is a combination of AND, OR, NOT gates combined with memory. These are very simple components, but the results that are built with these simple components are very complex.


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