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Why is C so fast, and why aren’t other languages as fast or faster? [closed]

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May 26, 2022
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Constant pointer vs Pointer to constant [duplicate]

This question already has answers here: What is the difference between const int*, const int * const, and int const *? (22 answers) ...

May 26, 2022
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Differences between fork and exec

What are the differences between fork and exec? 9 Answers 9

May 25, 2022
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How do I properly compare strings in C?

I am trying to get a program to let a user enter a word or character, store it, and then print it until ...

May 25, 2022
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How to make child process die after parent exits?

Suppose I have a process which spawns exactly one child process. Now when the parent process exits for whatever reason (normally or abnormally, ...

May 25, 2022
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How dangerous is it to access an array out of bounds?

How dangerous is accessing an array outside of its bounds (in C)? It can sometimes happen that I read from outside the array ...

May 25, 2022
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How to initialize array to 0 in C?

I need a big null array in C as a global. Is there any way to do this besides typing out char ZEROARRAY...

May 25, 2022
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Difference between char* and const char*?

What’s the difference between char* name which points to a constant string literal, and const char* name 9 Answers 9

May 24, 2022
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Why is the asterisk before the variable name, rather than after the type?

Why do most C programmers name variables like this: int *myVariable; rather than like this: int* myVariable; Both are valid. It seems to ...

May 24, 2022
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What is the difference between AF_INET and PF_INET in socket programming?

What is the difference between AF_INET and PF_INET in socket programming? I’m confused between using AF_INET and PF_INET in socket() and bind(). Also, ...

May 24, 2022
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