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by thelonecabbage 5861 days ago
Because array syntax is clearer (to me), does the exact same thing, and the speed of a computer doubles every 24 months but programmers don't.
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thaumaturgy 5861 days ago
I'm not picking on you, but this is a common sentiment among many programmers that really aggravates the hell out of me. Because of that kind of thinking, lots and lots of people are being forced to replace perfectly good hardware just to be able to run software "designed" for newer systems. The expected benefits from Moore's Law are nearly nonexistent, except for a few specific niches.
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ido 5861 days ago
> Because of that kind of thinking, lots and lots of people are being forced to replace perfectly good hardware just to be able to run software "designed" for newer systems.

Feature, not a bug (for the providers, anyway).

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nfnaaron 5861 days ago
It doesn't actually do the exact same thing:

http://c-faq.com/aryptr/aryptr2.html

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