Trust the #programmer. Generally speaking, the #C language assumes you know what you’re doing and lets you. This isn’t always a good thing (for example, if you don’t know what you’re doing).
Don’t prevent the programmer from doing what needs to be done. Because C is a system #programming language, it has to be able to handle a variety of low-level tasks.
Keep the language small and simple. The language is designed to be fairly close to the hardware and to have a small footprint.
Provide only one way to do an operation. Also known as conservation of mechanism, the C language tries to limit the introduction of duplicate mechanisms.
Make it fast, even if it isn’t guaranteed to be portable. Allowing you to write optimally efficient code is the top priority. The responsibility of ensuring that code is portable, safe, and secure is delegated to you, the programmer.
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