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    [–] evidences@lemmy.world 1 points 4 minutes ago

    I appreciate the usage of the pi 1 and not one of the newer versions.

    [–] Juice260@lemmy.world 1 points 52 minutes ago

    Could’ve got me there quicker by telling me the truth

    [–] imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee 1 points 54 minutes ago

    That's not socks that's a gun

    [–] UnfortunateShort@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

    My type of stay-at-home wife works on OSS projects all day

    [–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 6 points 2 hours ago

    I better be getting pegged at the end of the night if she makes me suffer by writing C++.

    [–] infinite_ass@leminal.space 10 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

    All Linux enthusiasts are attractive women.

    [–] UnfortunateShort@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

    I'll settle for girlish and overknees

    [–] Shipgirlboy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)
    [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

    Especially if they are men

    [–] affiliate@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

    please don’t make me read another bjarne book. the last time i read one it made me want to stop programming

    [–] UnhingedFridge@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

    Am I going too hard by making shortcuts to start and stop SSH on my steamdeck desktop for easier file transfer? Feels like a basic security step when connecting to other networks, while not wanting to remember the commands to enable, also wanting to avoid keeping the perms permanently open for the sake of unknown backdoors. Even added windows stating if it was started or stopped in the case of extra sauce or herb.

    Ayy girl, we're going over and beyond with your network security, because we all do a fucky wucky from time to time.

    [–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 28 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

    Put the gun away and throw that cpp book in the bin, fool. I brought The Linux Kernel Programming Guide, which is in C, and my own socks, which are wool. Now let's gets crackin.

    [–] mycall@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

    Bonus points for some Rust device drivers.

    [–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 1 points 57 minutes ago

    Never touched rust, so I don't understand the hype. I'm not arguing against it, mind you, but I'm gathering, more and more, that it's worth a look. Maybe I'll look into it after work.

    [–] Pickle_Jr@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

    I already use linux. My feet have been getting cold lately. it never occurred to me to get wool socks. Is this how it starts? Are skirts next?

    [–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

    Unless you use goat wool socks. Then you can go for a old school hippie build. Sandals, long hair, tie dye shirt and go from there.

    [–] jawa21@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

    Nothing says "I love you" quite like a surprise LFS install.

    [–] Shipgirlboy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 hours ago

    When you find out your partner is into BDSM..

    [–] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 29 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (3 children)

    Girl, I will wear whatever socks you want, but... pulls out my own gun. We're reading this damn book instead.

    [–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 4 hours ago

    Don't kink shame her

    [–] somenonewho@feddit.org 8 points 5 hours ago (1 children)
    [–] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 hours ago

    Lol. I prefer the New Testament.

    [–] pmk@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

    how does it compare to k&r (2nd ed.)?

    [–] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

    Honestly, I prefer King's book to any other for intro to C programming. K&R is a classic, and is really quite good for diving into some cool tricks (i.e. postfix operation wizardy).

    But as a beginner, I can just say that King's book is much more digestible. The author holds your hand a lot more and assumes you only have a basic knowledge of programming and the UNIX command line.

    That said, the exercises and simple projects do push you to demonstrate what you learned in each chapter as well as enforcing other Computer Science fundamentals like basic data structures (stacks, queues, linked lists) through demonstrations in the C language.

    My plan is to revisit K&R after a few other books in C like Advanced Programming In The Unix Environment, Unix Network Programming, and The Linux Programming Interface. All while referencing Beej's Resources.

    I feel like by then I'll hopefully have a more solid grasp on C and can then more aptly appreciate The K&R Book.

    [–] m_f@midwest.social 83 points 8 hours ago (7 children)

    The cool kids are forcing people to read this at gunpoint nowadays

    [–] TootSweet@lemmy.world 60 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

    Right? It's in the kernel and everything now. Linus likes it. Linus hates everything. HOW MUCH ARE THEY PAYING HIM?

    [–] wander1236@sh.itjust.works 31 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

    Big Rust has gotten to Linus

    [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 hours ago

    Not the L man!

    [–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 10 points 6 hours ago

    Did he actually say that he likes it? My impression was that it's not his comfort zone, but he recognizes that for the vast majority of young programmers, C is not their comfort zone. And so, if they don't hop on this Rust train, the Linux kernel is going to look like a COBOL project in a not too distant future. It does not happen very often that a programming language capable of implementing kernels gains wide-spread adoption.

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    [–] 30p87@feddit.org 5 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

    I'll never touch Rust.

    I hate the syntax and cargo too much for that. If that means that I'll never write mission critical, low level code, so be it.

    [–] m_f@midwest.social 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

    What don't you like about Cargo? Is there another package manager you like more?

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    [–] Magister@lemmy.world 56 points 8 hours ago (4 children)

    Linux is C only, ever read the rant by Linus last century about C++ ? I was there, in usenet

    [–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 2 points 2 hours ago

    He's having the same rant every couple of years. It's always funny.

    [–] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 31 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

    They're about allow bits of rust though

    [–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 4 hours ago

    Have they tried applying a bit of protective oil coating?

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    [–] raoul@lemmy.sdf.org 40 points 8 hours ago (2 children)
    [–] kekmacska@lemmy.zip 15 points 6 hours ago (5 children)

    the author of C++ said that C gives you many opportunities to shoot yourself in the leg. You have a much less chance for this to happen with C++, but when it does, you will blow your whole lower body off

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    [–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org 33 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

    Wat? Don't you dare talk that way about my favorite multiple personality disorder clusterfuck of a language.

    [–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 19 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (3 children)

    C is the only language, all the rest are mental disorders (/j 😉)

    Edit: maybe rust, but it's on thin ice XD

    [–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 1 hour ago

    As someone that has programmed professionally a good chunk in C for embedded systems (basically it’s home turf), fuck C.

    [–] menemen@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

    I still.like fortran better. (And I am not even lying.)

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    [–] Draegur@lemm.ee 4 points 5 hours ago (2 children)
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