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Sometimes I want to call malloc, just as a treat (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/programmer_humor

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Yeah, I get where they're coming from--in typical use cases, C is often used with static allocation (correlated with minimal/embedded devices) while C++ is often used with dynamic allocation (correlated with enterprise/GUI applications).

Of course you can use either for either purpose, but that pattern seems more common. That being said, I'd be concerned with applicants who don't understand that.