@rfleury Most developers do not understand the distinction between language feature and standard library.

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date	2023-11-20
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description	@rfleury Most developers do not understand the distinction between language feature and standard library.

Nov 20, 20231 min read

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1/ @alektron1

@rfleury

Most developers do not understand the distinction between language feature and standard library.

No, making an HTTP request is not “so much easier in C# than in C”. It’s just that Microsoft has already written the C# HTTP library for you.

What do people mean when they say this? C doesn’t “have” a real string abstraction? C is a programming language which has tools for building APIs of many kinds, including for strings and many other things.