[cbsmith]

Which kind of explains so much about the problem with C. ;-)

[jjnoakes]

I think it more explains that you can do a lot without fully understanding what it is you are working with.

Which can be good or bad.

[cbsmith]

I think the important irony that perhaps wasn't plainly obvious in my statement is that C is often cited by programmers as a preferred tool (particularly over Java or C++) because they "know exactly what is going on with each line of code". ;-)

[cbsmith]

> I think it more explains that you can do a lot without fully understanding what it is you are working with.

That's the same thing I'm saying. :-)