Comment Re:embarrassing what qualifies as a programmer (Score 1) 139
C is fundamentally not designed to make avoiding them possible
A software engineer says, "Yes, I've developed techniques for avoiding entire classes of bugs in C, but there are a few types I'm still struggling with."
Someone who has not yet developed the engineering mindset immediately comes up with excuses. "We can't do that."
An engineer looks for solutions, not excuses. It's easy to tell the difference once you recognize it.