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#26 2026-01-07 15:34:15
- twelveeighty
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Re: Trying to begin learning C.
The Arch Forum is a based on old, unmaintained and in some ways outdated software; unfortunately, modern alternatives all seem to be 'social media' platforms (up/downvotes, like/dislike, emoticons everywhere, etc.) which could cause some (or a lot of) folks to stop contributing.
(As you can image, there are other posts/threads on the "Forum upgrade" issue, just search for them, it's best not to start another discussion in this one).
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#27 2026-01-07 15:42:01
- seth
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Re: Trying to begin learning C.
Make sure to also search the dustbin…
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#28 2026-01-08 04:31:11
- blankyblank
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Re: Trying to begin learning C.
The Arch Forum is a based on old, unmaintained and in some ways outdated software; unfortunately, modern alternatives all seem to be 'social media' platforms (up/downvotes, like/dislike, emoticons everywhere, etc.) which could cause some (or a lot of) folks to stop contributing.
(As you can image, there are other posts/threads on the "Forum upgrade" issue, just search for them, it's best not to start another discussion in this one).
Fair enough. Although that was really just a one sentence comment on it at the end. More than a request, or a suggestion. Because It was on my mind because I had to deal with it to make the post.
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#29 2026-01-09 06:32:46
- ReDress
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Re: Trying to begin learning C.
I don't know what is happening anymore :-(
To be fair, it did come off a bit like you were trying to pursuade me to consider learning another language.
No, I am just and essentially trying to put across that, it is lame to hack on petty things with C. The amounts of effort you put in doesn't match the safisfaction you get from that.
Maybe you're a different character, but that's me.
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#30 2026-01-09 06:50:06
- seth
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Re: Trying to begin learning C.
Every task has its tool.
Generally, the more performance or wild/irrelgular/evil stuff you need, the close you need to get to the metal.
On the risk of getting burned.
Knowing C is a good idea because you get a better understanding of how things work.
Likewise for assembler.
Does that mean I'm going to implement a GUI program that has 50.000 LOC on top of some GUI toolkit in assembler?
Maybe later.
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