[smackeyacky]

Embedded programming is still in C for a lot of micro controllers and whatnot. If you’re programming with limited resources it’s essential to understand pointers and arrays. Likely you won’t be doing anything useful without them

[throwaway27448]

I understand certain programmers are chained to C. We should use this opportunity to castigate the people who don't target better languages rather than trying to work with clearly outdated tools.

[flohofwoe]

What about just letting people decide for themselves instead of telling them what they should and shouldn't do.

[pjmlp]

Some times they need a little help from legislators.

[throwaway27448]

Bruh

[Biganon]

Could you crawl back to reddit? Thanks

[throwaway27448]

Sir (generously), we deserve better than half-assed software in 2026. Please leave your racist-ass bigotry in the alps

[pjmlp]

With very few exceptions like PICs, most of them also support C++, which has nice goodies like span and views, that can be optionally bounds checked.