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by foldr 756 days ago
>But that place is where 99% of programmers never work, because they are not doing kernel development

Certain embedded targets are also legitimate use cases for C. For example, I am currently working on a project using an 8051 microcontroller. Aside from using assembly – which obviously isn't safe either – there is no practical alternative to using C. Rust may be making inroads for 32-bit targets, but will likely never be able to target an 8051.