C isn’t a programming language anymore • The Register

C is often praised for being “close to the metal,” for being a “portable assembly language.”It was, once, but it hasn’t been since the 1970s; the underlying computational models of modern computers are nothing like the one that C represents, which was designed for a 1970s 16-bit minicomputer.

C is not just a programming language, it’s also an Interface Definition Language or IDL. IDLs are very important – as we quoted back in 1999, “the CORBA Interface Definition Language IDL is… ‘one of the most significant contributions in the history of computer science’.”

 

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5 Websites Every Linux User Should Bookmark

There’s no shortage of Linux websites hyping the trendiest distributions (distros) and dishing on the latest developer drama. To help you cut through the noise, we’ve curated a few sites worth your time that offer relevant news, useful information, or both.

Source: 5 Websites Every Linux User Should Bookmark

“Celo, celo, manca” we used to say (in Italian) when exchaning stickers (usually of soccer players). Here they are:

  1. GamingOnLinux
  2. AppDB (and ProtonDB)
  3. Phoronix
  4. DistroWatch
  5. ArchWiki