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@iron_bug

That doesnt remotely address what I specifically said now does it. I never said C cant be made to be as fast as Java. I said out of the box memory allocation in java is over 40x faster than C (using malloc), this is fact. Slkated memory allocation in C can get around this but is mor work for the coder, which is fine, and as such with additional work C can be as faster or faster than java.

@namark

@namark the ineffiencies in raw C are a legitimate problem and why, particularly when it comes to memory management, things like Java can be 40x faster or more out of the box.

Slated memory allocation in C is ultimately the way to go but since its not built-in a lot of programmers dont do it.

That said nothing stopping someone from coding up C properly and making sure they do exactly that. I just wish more coders did.

A picture of the very first car ever created/invented. It was made by founder of the Mercedes Benz car company.

#History

@saxnot Summed up in a comic rather nicely.

@mc the casio on the left is wrong, and most calculators, the vast majority, would disagree with it.

@saxnot It takes a form that is particularly annoying.. Something like this:

"I dont think we should need licenses for guns because then the government can arbitrarily take away guns by use of a stringent qualification test".

"But the government requires licenses for cars, this is no different"

Despite where you may fall on the opinion of guns this sort of argument, a Tu quoque fallacy, is particularly annoying.

@saxnot The nice thing about stuff like this is **everything** has a name. But yea its super annoying.

@djatropine444 I requested it and didnt realize the metaphore until half way through.

I just played "Rockwell - Somebody's watching me" on my Amazon Alexa... it felt appropriate :)

@louisrcouture if you like it then you will probably do better at it. But if there is one thing that is obvious its that 90%+ coders dont like it beyond finding their job easy for the amount of pay... in fact the vast majority of people dont like their job to the extent they would do it if they werent paid.

In the netherlands a lot of people work at supermarkets stocking shelfs or similar work. None of them like their job besides perhaps enjoying their co-workers and/or boss.

@rchrd it applies to other professions too, but yea, its an easy route to self-sufficiency

@1iceloops123 yes that or even just have more kids than they can afford, like its some right and its everyone elses fault they cant afford them. Its taboo to remind them that they are bad parents for having more kids than they had the means to raise.

I cant tell you how many middle class families are married with 2 - 3 kids, only one working adult, and 2 cars in a 4 room suburban home like a mansion who complain they cant afford health insurance or their bills.

Next time you think the US wage and employment system is unfair and doesnt pay a living wage just remember this... you can spend a year in your moms bawsement learning programming and reading books and then go get an entry level job for 40k - 50k, and by the end of 4 years (presuming you continue to refine your skills) will easily be able to rake in 100K a year.... all with no diploma or formal education, just your own hard work.

You can't even get that in most of europe... america is a pretty damn good place to move up if you bother to invest in your own skills.

@swiley You'd have to buy him dinner first, but I hear he is easily seduced with a glass of wine or two. don't forget to wear a condom please.

@amerika

Back in my day they were coming up with new faster modems all the time. The holy grail was the 56K modems that were pretty much the last and fastest before things like DSL started to become the norm. Still used your phone lines and sent audio, but they were faster and would let you talk on the phone at the same time.

@Science

@hansw Nice!