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PeterisP on Jan 18, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: The "Clockwise/Spiral Rule" in C

This is why most programmers are more productive with newer languages. Syntax and readability matter.

tptacek on Jan 18, 2013 [–]

"Readability" has virtually nothing to do with why people are more productive in higher level languages. Pointer declarations address a problem most high level languages don't even allow developers to engage.

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