(24-08-2015, 01:37 PM)vain Wrote: However, I don't know any professional C programmer in person. I'd be interested to know: How does the work of professional C programmers differ from the work of Java and Python programmers? What kind of software do they write? Why do they use C? Did they even choose C or is it a requirement?

I know a few of these guys. They're especially knowledgeable and I consider them as "code gurus". One of them writes drivers for a living, so you might argue that he works with hardware and that's why he writes in C. But as a hobby, he also uses C for totally different projects, eg using ncurses. And you'd have a hard time finding flaws in his code, because C isn't a language anymore, but his preffered tool to be build, well... tools.

It's like when you build a house, you don't think about which hammer you should use for what. You just grab that good'ol hammer that's been with you for the last 10 years, and use it like an extension to your arm.

It's just a matter of habits. The language really doesn't matter in the end.

@venam: I read it like an implicit complaint that you close all threads, not sure why.