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forwardslash · 4353 days ago · link · · parent · post: The Unreasonable Effectiveness of C

I'm periodically convinced that I should try to do more things in C, but I always come back to things like C#. I suppose I just don't need the performance and I'm not at the point where I can put the blame of not being reliable on the language.

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Gusfoo · 4352 days ago · link ·

Try extending an existing thing, rather than starting a project from scratch. It allows one to frame the problem space more in line with the demands.

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forwardslash · 4351 days ago · link ·

Ah, I like that idea. One of the problems was that doing anything from scratch was a horrible pain in the ass (for me) as there was just so much for me to learn.