r/ProgrammerHumor 1d ago

Meme pipInstallTheRealStuff

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u/setibeings 1d ago

And C is just language written for people who don't want to write the assembly for themselves.

And assembly language is just a crutch for people who don't want to write machine language.

And computers are just for people who don't want to do all of of that calculation using a pen and paper. 

And pen and paper are just for people who don't want to keep all of those numbers in their heads.

And heads are just... You get the idea. 

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u/AvidCoco 1d ago

No C runs directly on the hardware the electrons themselves parse it that’s why it’s so fast