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Output (text output) isn't bad in C, but indeed input is another story (either lacking like keypresses, or when a convenience like scanf() is provided, it is fu
by wott 5y ago
Output (text output) isn't bad in C, but indeed input is another story (either lacking like keypresses, or when a convenience like scanf() is provided, it is full of traps for beginners).
Its origin is really showing: UNIXes and their line-oriented terminals. No notion of a screen-oriented console, let alone a graphical one, unlike most BASICs aimed at personal computers.
- BeetleB 5y ago> Output (text output) isn't bad in C It's still poor compared to most languages I've used. String formatting is not simple for beginners. In Python you can do: print(num_eggs) where num_eggs is an integer. In C you have to do: printf("%d", num_eggs); One is much simpler than the other. And on top of that, I detest languages that force you to manually enter newlines by default. Probably over 90% of use cases require a newline, so why not have the function add it by default, and either provide another print function or optional parameter for the times when you don't want a newline? The "I forgot to add a newline" headache is extremely annoying. Whereas in languages that add it by default, I rarely find myself saying "Ouch. I actually didn't want a newline there."