Post #2474890
2026-04-17 05:51 UTC
@nedbat@hachyderm.io @christophehenry@mastodon.social You don't need to understand stack vs. heap to make a web app, no. But you probably do need it before diving into SIMD.
And C is still the best tool for *learning* stack vs. heap. Mostly because it lets you make catastrophic mistake easily, rather than give you tools to prevent them (C++) or require those tools (Rust).
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@christophehenry@mastodon.social 2026-04-17 06:40
@encukou@mastodon.social If I understand correctly, really what you mean here is you need to know C to understand C then, no? 🤔 @nedbat@hachyderm.io