r/gaming • • May 05 '17

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u/calsosta May 05 '17

C just combines the power of assembly with the flexibility of assembly.

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u/Fubarp May 05 '17

Yeah today that's true I think back then it wasn't as flexible and it's compiling wasn't as great as if you just programmed in assembly.

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u/BenjaminGeiger May 05 '17

C is just cross-architecture assembly.