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Hackaday post advocates for learning C and rejecting modern trends

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A post from Hackaday, shared on Mastodon, suggests a return to older programming languages like C and a rejection of modern trends. The author humorously notes that the subject, referred to as '[SnailMail]', appears to be very young, possibly belonging to Generation Alpha. AI

RANK_REASON The content is a humorous, opinionated post from a tech-adjacent source, not a factual report on AI developments.

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Hackaday post advocates for learning C and rejecting modern trends

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 Reject Modernity, Return to 80s, Learn C. We’re not exactly sure how old [SnailMail] is, but he’s probably a member of Generation Alpha considering that to ou

    📰 Reject Modernity, Return to 80s, Learn C. We’re not exactly sure how old [SnailMail] is, but he’s probably a member of Generation Alpha considering that to our wizened eyes the lad looks only slightly older than a …read more 📰 Source: Hackaday 🔗 Link: https://hackaday.com/2026/…

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