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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/31184706

C is one of the top languages in terms of speed, memory and energy

https://www.threads.com/@engineerscodex/post/C9_R-uhvGbv?hl=en

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[โ€“] Mihies@programming.dev 14 points 3 weeks ago (20 children)

Also the difference between TS and JS doesn't make sense at first glance. ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ I guess I need to read the research.

[โ€“] TCB13@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (18 children)

It does, the "compiler" adds a bunch of extra garbage for extra safety that really does have an impact.

[โ€“] Feyd@programming.dev 1 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[โ€“] TCB13@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[โ€“] Feyd@programming.dev 1 points 3 weeks ago

That is not a good example. That is an immediate function call happening once when the program starts and certainly does not have a large impact like you are suggesting.

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