> Access to the hardware Yeah, C is close to the metal. But only on a PDP-11... | Hacker News

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cheatercheater on June 11, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: What’s to love about C?

> Access to the hardware

Yeah, C is close to the metal. But only on a PDP-11, the assembly language of which C was conceived to integrate with.

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