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> until the language becomes too complex for anyone to fully understand

Like C, with its many hidden behaviors?



What hidden behaviors? The only hidden behaviors I can think of which are somewhat problematic in C are implicit value-changing conversions. But one can instruct compilers to diagnose those.


Not hidden, the C standard spells it out. And implementation-defined behavior can be observed.


> Not hidden, the C standard spells it out

I would argue that if it needs to be spelled out in a separate document from the code you're reading, then it's hidden.


You must be joking. Like, you only use languages that don't require you to learn anything.




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