If they say they want to make programming better and they use C, teach C, or are not trying to replace C, they are a liar. If they say C is a good imperative programming language and anything better must be functional or object-oriented, they are a liar. If they say a simplified or less undefined C will make programming better, they are a liar. If they say C is too hard to replace, they are a liar.
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Anonymous2017-08-21 19:59
>>10 Universities do not teach that there are better languages than C and C++ for ``native'' software. This emphasis on C and C++ is scaring people away from native programming in compiled languages. It's creating ``hackers'' who treat systems software like throwaway web apps and ``appers'' who are afraid to program without layers of VMs and abstractions. ``Native code'' is scary to these ``appers''. They are using Electron and JavaScript to get away from C. They are compiling to JavaScript to get away from JavaScript. They are afraid to use the language's standard library without some framework. C-based languages, with their bad syntax and semantics, cannot be understood properly.
The ``appers'' are running Electron apps on Docker because they only know about C and C-based languages. Is it ``authoritarian'' to have a problem with this? I think it's more of an education problem than an authority problem. Nobody who knows how to program could possibly think this is a good idea, with or without ``authoritarians'' telling them how they should program.