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May 15, 2023 · Fundamentals
Why Learning C/C++ Often Feels Useless: The Crucial Role of C/C++ in Modern Software Infrastructure
The article explains that many core components of modern computing—operating systems, network stacks, compilers, drivers, and runtimes—are written in C/C++, making the language essential for infrastructure, but because reinventing these complex systems is impractical, beginners often shift to higher‑level languages for application development, illustrated with a Lego analogy.
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