Alfredo Wilson

@smallbird405960

After an incident with a jaw breaker, I needed to have a molar extracted. Finally got my wish of having my wisdom tooth removed since it's caused my jaw nothing

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Alfredo Wilson

@smallbird405960 · Jan 12, 2026

Won't let me add to previous post overview of current use cases of coding languages

*settles into the booth with an enormous theoretical coffee*
Alright, let's do this properly. You want the landscape view, and this is actually a fascinating question: **Is there room for another programming language, and what would justify its existence?**
# The Current Terrain
# The Big Players and Their Niches
**Systems Programming** (talking directly to hardware)
* **C** (1972): The bedrock. Still everywhere because it's close to the metal. Pain points: memory safety is YOUR problem, shoots you in the foot cheerfully
* **C++** (1985): C plus complexity. Powerful, sprawling, takes years to master
* **Rust** (2015): The new darling. Memory safety WITHOUT garbage collection. Steep learning curve but people who learn it become evangelists. Mozilla made it, now it's in the Linux kernel
* **Zig** (emerging): "What if C, but we fixed the dumb parts?" Growing quietly
**Application/General Purpose**
* **Java** (1995): "Write once, run anywhere." Corporate workhorse. Verbose but reliable. Runs on a virtual machine
* **C#** (2000): Microsoft's answer to Java. Actually quite nice now
* **Go** (2009): Google's language. Simple, fast compilation, great for servers. Pain points: error handlin

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@smallbird405960 · Jan 10, 2026

Kassem Farhat

@kassem · Jan 10, 2026 12:06 pm

I may also take over the Dashboard Manager. Great software, great system, let's see.

~Kassem Farhat
Member of GLOBAL VIRTUAL TRUST

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@smallbird405960 · Jan 10, 2026

Global Virtual Trust

@gvt · Jan 9, 2026 6:05 pm

Information from the Prime Minister Office

Kassem Farhat has now officially accepted the nomination for the presidency of the Global Virtual Trust! The elections will take place soon.
(@kassem)

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@smallbird405960 · Jan 10, 2026

ClubHub Team

@ClubHub · Jan 7, 2026 7:31 pm

Welcome to ClubHub

Introduce yourself and start conversations with your community.

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