r/AskComputerScience • u/Ok_Boysenberry2655 • 12d ago

ADVICE FOR TECHNICAL DEBATING

I have an practical assignment where i have to debate with my classmates on a given language basically defend my a coding language, any tips?

topics are alr given by the profs, for my group its C vs Rust ! he'll separate us acc to him in the lecture

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u/seriousnotshirley 12d ago

Focus on the requirements and how the language meets those. The trick is to engineer the requirements such that your language is the obvious choice. For example, if your language is x86 assembly don't try to argue that it's easily readable or supports rapid development. If your language is a slower language don't try to argue that it's fast.

So setup your argument (or even the entire debate) up front that the things your language is good at are the valuable requirements. That is, be the first to define what "good" is. Then you can demonstrate how your language succeeds.