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You mean besides none of them having a clue when it comes to C, beyond whatever facts they memorize out of context to prove their superiority that is. Experienced C programmers don't spread the kind of nonsense that Rust-believers routinely dish out, because they know that there are no easy answers.

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Quite true, they just contribute to new entries on the CVE database.

I suggest learning C properly before you make more of a fool out of yourself. It's more constructive, too; because it actually improves your situation. Right now you're just digging a bigger hole.

Should we do a quiz test about which one of us knows C best?

Rest assured, except for the C11 changes to the standard, I do know C pretty well.

I majored in systems programing with focus on distributed computing, graphics and compiler design, so I got to use it a lot, and even teach it to first grade students.

My first job was writing server secure code across Aix, HP-UX, Solaris, Windows NT/2000.

So what about that quiz?

I don't do quizzes, too much code to write to waste time on alpha bullshit. It's not up to me to prove either, plenty of people prefer C, plenty of them more experienced than you; calling them all stupid based on your quiz skills doesn't look very intelligent from here.

That's not evidence, that's restating the claim with more words. (And different ones - your claim was about decent C. There are plenty of experienced C programmers who have been writing indecent C for decades.) Do you have any evidence of the claim?

Evidence? I have my own authentic experience, if that's not good enough for you it's really your problem.

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