Comments by "yapdog" (@yapdog) on "Java was created because of pointer bugs in C/C++ | James Gosling and Lex Fridman" video.

Been programming in C for 3 decades and am happy for it; I manage memory and prevent dumb sh!t with pointers by being a diligent and disciplined programmer. I think that mindset is what's missing today.
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@JoJo2251221 Did mean to offend. But the reality is that whatever interpreted language you're using, you're relying on the work of people like me. Somebody has to wrangle those pointers. You just hope that they get it right, because, if they don't, you're screwed.
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@JoJo2251221 Oh, I guess I should provide some basis for my original comment. Largely, I'm looking at webdev, more so than just the heavy reliance on interpreted languages. How many frameworks does one need? It's insane that what's good today is considered "crap" tomorrow. Much of the development anxiety that some programmers feel can be attributed to the pressure to keep up with the latest buzzwords... but it's all just a bunch of Band-Aids slapped over a core wound.
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@williamdrum9899 You mean something like... #define rollInt_(bits, roll) ((bits << roll) | (bits >> (32-roll))) But with an operator, something like "<>" with a syntax such as: bits <> roll?
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@williamdrum9899 Yeah, that would be useful. I've been in development on a platform for over a decade for devs & creatives that would allow for custom languages, including modifications to those existing. Roll bits is on my personal list for my own variant of C, one that allows for rolling over multiple chunks for >64 bit objects. Cool thing is that I won't have to wait around for some standards body to validate it. Do you have any other peeves to share?
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@jolterolidude2115 Honestly? I don't blame you one bit. Some days, like yesterday, in fact, dealing with the bits and bytes of data packing and extraction with addresses (sometimes) unknown can veer one toward madness. Fortunately, my wife is a willing sounding board, otherwise this comment would read more like skark who and something balls do I w3ll 0r mmm... wiggle-WIGGLE, I SAID!!! 🤪
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@JoJo2251221 🤷‍♂
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@williamdrum9899 That's an interesting one. I imagine it could be compiled via LLVM (don't know for sure, just guessing). I'll add it to my list, and I'll credit it to "William Drum". Would that be good?
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@williamdrum9899 That one is beyond me since I tend not to use registers much, however I'll copy/past that one. Will it be okay to contact you thru YouTube when the time comes to implement it?
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