Why Do We Still Use C in 2025 ?

Did you know that the C programming language controls everything from roads to space? 🚀 From traffic lights and cars to aircraft, ships, and even space missions like NASA's Mars Rover, C plays a vital role in our world. 🌍 Dive into how C powers OpenCPN, the open-source maritime navigation software, and much more! Watch till the end to discover why this language is still irreplaceable in critical systems worldwide. 🛠️✨"

Tags: C Programming, NASA, OpenCPN, Maritime Software, Automotive Systems, Space Technology, Programming Language History, Software Engineering

[segsfault]

We still use C because:
1. It's a super simple no-bullshit language that's available on basically *all* platforms.
2. There's no advantage/incentive to port codebase to another language. If it works, Why fix it?
3. C provides super basic abstraction while being higher-level than Asm, Thereby it's easier to maintain & The generated code is BETTER than handwritten assembly in *most* cases.

[piotrjaga]

Even beethoven writes his symphony in C

[DennouNeko]

I'm afraid I have access only to C. But still appreciate the humor.

[cpubug]

Oh my god, now I'm afraid of what if she finds out I play with C.

[SakthiBliss]

I'm using C language since 1999. Atmost 26 years and still. Currently I code in oracle database kernel which is built mostly in C.

[yapdog]

I've been devving with C for over 30 years. Every language that's come after is just a fix for those who don't know how to use C well

[geriatricprogrammer]

As a teenager used turbo c. I still think c is the best thing since sliced bread.

Case in point. Watch the screen as python interpreter boots up, it's c under the hood.

[joyrc]

One line: wherever you have interact with hardware and electronics C is the way to go... No other languages matches that.

[forhadrh]

Some professor said, you'll die but C will live.

[RamonChiNangWong]

and they call me crazy when I said.
"I'm building a custom engine for myself in C"

[Gapçık]

The sole reason of C++ preferred over C especially for games is being object oriented language. C is the actual goat under the umbrella of big daddy assembly.

[SunHail]

C the almost ideal: it's high-level/portable Asm & it's been only reason why operating systems are possible.. yea, it's possible to write OSes on pure Asm, but that takes damn hella much more Time to write & debug :)

PS.
unsafety isn't because of C, it's "thanks" to inherently unsafe modern hw. ;D

[Brynjar]

It is amazing how wonderful a tool C is, but the most important aspect of being able to use it effectively is having a high proficiency in algorithms and computer science. Most people focus solely on which language they are going to use and forget about this fundamental aspect.

[Lensflare-]

This video doesn't explain WHY we still use C in 2024. It only shows that C is everywhere and that C can do anything (no shit?).

[renanmonteirobarbosa]

Assembly and C will never cease to exist

[Nam_David]

I like your videos, let keep moving, it's short and informative.
The punchline at the end really hit me hahhaa.
You deserve an subscribe - love. from Vietnam.

[Rheinhard]

An ancient button I saw at SF conventions said, “C combines the power of assembly language with the flexibility of assembly language.” 😅 I work in support of space systems and years ago worked on a replacement upgrade for the trajectory server system in Mission Control Houston for the Space Shuttle. It was pure C. (This was very early 2000s). Now I work in support of GPS, and our code is either C++ or Java.

[SanusiAdewale]

I'll be honest we cant run away from C. Im currently on it because at some point i was getting confused with Obj-C syntanx and an iOS dev recommended starting with C. Also i recently found out that C++, C#, Lua are all built ontop of C. So might as well just learn C and get it over with

[danielleblanc]

The C language is an evolution of the B language which itself was an evolution of the BCPL language.
It was originally designed as a "high level assembler" to develop the first versions of UNIX.
This is why it has these 2 sides:
- More productive and easier to use than assembler (a somewhat system agnostic syntax)
- Retains the possibility to manage low level hardware stuff

It is well supported and on many platforms and modern compilers do a fantastic job optimizing the code.

[FengXingFengXing]

Easy build compiler for C (C compiler exist for almost every playform), fast, simple syntax and easy learn (for people understand pointers😉), have assembly type bit operators, and can tear apart and assemble any data structure (use union for get bytes of floating point numbers), nice library set.