C isn’t just a programming language, it’s a protocol that every general-purpose programming language needs to speak. C was elevated to a role of prestige and power, its reign so absolute and eternal that it has completely distorted the way we speak to each other. C is the lingua franca of programming. We must all speak C.

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C Isn't A Programming Language AnymoreForeign Function InterfacesWhat Does Talking To C Involve?You Can’t Actually Parse A C HeaderC Doesn’t Actually Have An ABITrying To Tame CChanging Signatures Without Breaking ABIsChanging Types Without Breaking ABIsCan You Really Change intmax_t?
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