[GoLUG] Writing an internet server

[Kevin Chadwick]

On 21/08/2025 03:54, Barry Fishman wrote:
> C was a great achievement for a computer language.  Its more than just a
> nice language.  It has allowed me to write some remarkable code, such as
> marshaling complex data structures in an out of files, in ways that I
> haven't been able to do efficiently in any other language, old or new.
> I am still impressed by it, but I don't use it anymore.

You would be even more impressed by Ada then.

> C does require careful programming.  Half my time and thought processes
> get sidetracked focusing on building data structures and tearing them
> down, rather than solving the problem I am working on.  More modern
> languages may separate you from the data more and be less efficient, but
> that space gives room for the compiler to take a bigger roll in
> protecting against memory related bugs which are the major cause of
> security issues.

Not having to worry except logically about security issues is a time saver and
Ada has the potential to be faster than C.