points by AdamN 3 days ago | 0 comments
A 'real' C programmer probably is fine .... but that's like 1% of the population of developers outputting C programs.
And now you have AI that's learned from the other 99% so nothing's changing anytime soon.
[–] rybosworld 3 days ago
[–] dbdr 3 days ago
I would hope writing C code for the Linux kernel qualifies you as a real C programmer. And yet, here we are. Being good, careful, and extensively reviewed by others helps, but is clearly not enough.
[–] raincole 3 days ago
The problem is most drivers believe they are above average drivers.
[–] kleiba2 3 days ago
And almost all of them could be correct.
[–] AdamN 2 days ago
Lake Wobegon, where all the children are above average :-)
The idea that there's a small subset of C programmers who can wrangle the language into obeying them perfectly is obviously, a fantasy.