Giacomo TesioWhile it has its own issues, there are several good reasons why my favourite <a href="https://snac.tesio.it?t=programminglanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProgrammingLanguage</a> <i>in the real world</i> is <a href="https://snac.tesio.it?t=c" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#C</a>.¹<br><br>Why not <a href="https://snac.tesio.it?t=go" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Go</a>?<br>Because it's from <a href="https://snac.tesio.it?t=google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Google</a>.<br><br>Why not <a href="https://snac.tesio.it?t=csharp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Csharp</a> or <a href="https://snac.tesio.it?t=fsharp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fsharp</a>?<br><a href="https://snac.tesio.it?t=microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microsoft</a>.<br><br>Why not <a href="https://snac.tesio.it?t=rust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Rust</a> or <a href="https://snac.tesio.it?t=zig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Zig</a>?<br><a href="https://snac.tesio.it?t=llvm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LLVM</a> (aka <a href="https://snac.tesio.it?t=apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> & friends).<br><br>Ultimately, most of languages I avoid like the plague are controlled by <a href="https://snac.tesio.it?t=bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BigTech</a> one way or another.<br><br>C is simple enough to get several alternative compilers based on useful standards.² ³<br><br><br>¹ In theory I still prefer <a href="https://snac.tesio.it?t=oberon07" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Oberon07</a>, but when I want to code something useful I still use C instead to lower the entry barrier for other devs, because there are too many incompatible implementations of the compiler and "standard" library.<br><br>² Ok, <a href="https://snac.tesio.it?t=python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Python</a>, <a href="https://snac.tesio.it?t=scheme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Scheme</a> and <a href="https://snac.tesio.it?t=lua" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lua</a> have similar qualities, but for the tools I write I usually prefer binary executables with no runtime.<br><br>³ No, <a href="https://snac.tesio.it?t=c" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#C</a>++ is <a href="https://harmful.cat-v.org/software/c++/I_did_it_for_you_all" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">not an option</a>. 😉<br>