5 Jul
2021
5 Jul
'21
9:53 p.m.
On 7/4/21 7:24 PM, Derek Fawcus wrote:
On Sat, Jul 03, 2021 at 05:49:57PM +0200, Andy Kosela
wrote:
Hoping to correctly recall computability theory, a language needs only
statements
S := 0
S := S + 1
if S == 0 goto Label
to be Turing complete. It doesn't mean the language is always pleasant
to use, but is enough - just as an editor with only char ins/del is
technically enough. C has its place, and so do tools for other classes
of problems.
I enjoy python for signal processing work. Matrices, complex numbers,
many libraries are all there. Libraries even parcel out calcs to cpu
cores behind the scenes, letting the DSP guy worry (mostly) only about
math. And then C is speedy for the end product. As comp sci evolves,
we get more blades in our Swiss Army knife.
Mike Markowski
They also think that C is obsolete
I'd not say it is obsolete, but despite it having been my main
language for the last 30 years, these days I would be inclined to
restrict the range of new tasks I'd use it for.