Post #3251952
2026-06-02 08:57 UTC
@jackdaniel@functional.cafe I'd say K&R, but maybe ANSI. I love watching C/C++ specs get worse & more incomprehensible each release. Most langs get clearer & maybe add some stdlib functions.
I've read Modern C, & I'll have to reread it after next spec bc nothing I knew will be true anymore.
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@jackdaniel@functional.cafe 2026-06-02 09:02
@mdhughes@appdot.net C89 (and earlier) are fine, but they lack many features (i.e uintptr_t or vla arrays) that were added via compiler extensions over and over again using autoconf. That's why I think c99 is superior to c89, while later versions degrade.