12 Apr
2017
12 Apr
'17
5:04 a.m.
On 2017-04-12 12:11, Tor Arntsen via cctalk wrote:
I regularly hire coders and from where I sit, finding experienced C
coders is like finding a pot of gold.
Also I didn't mean "a sports car" as in "expensive" but
"rare, powerful
and very cool". I still wouldn't trust most people to drive one.
Cheers Leif
C is like
sports cars: A lot of people want them, some can afford them
but very few can actually drive them.
I completely disagree. That is just a made-up comparision. E.g.: C
compilers are for the most part free (as in 'gratis') these days. And
there a probably more competent C programmers around than
competent-whatever-else. Many incompetent ones, sure, but that's just
because of sheer numbers. And it's much easier to be incompetent in
C++ or what have you.
In other words: C is not like sports cars at all. At least not for the
reasons listed.