>>107658346
C is a time sink. It needs a meta programming layer and/or generics that doesn't involve preprocessor macros. People complain about C++ but even something like proper data types with constructors and destructors is a huge improvement over C.

>>107658376
skill issue

>>107658420
Yes, C is missing basic skills than modern programmers take for granted when using languages that are ancient without many updates.

>>107658346
You have to understand that in C you can build little objects (ADTs) and do everything with them, this is how you make complex systems in C without mentally keeping track of everything or going full macro autist.
After that you need to just get over "the amount of typing" which isn't something worth trying to solve until you can comfortably tolerate it.

>>107658429
*are not ancient

>>107658346
C is extremely barebones, there aren't that much things inside the C language

>>107658346
>autistic about “performance”
>C
if you were autistic about it you would be doing assembly

>>107658346
STOP FUCKING SAVING SHIT FROM GOOGLE IMAGE SEARCH THAT WAS INDEXED BEFORE BEING TAKEN DOWN. IT RESULTS IN THIS VERY LOW RESOLUTION FUCKING SLOP. HOW IS THIS BOARD SO FUCKING TECHNICALLY ILLITERATE

C is a meme for low iq retards
learn Rust

>>107658346
The difficulty you are experiencing has little to do with C. It's programming itself what's getting in the way.

Programming is a meme for low iq retards
Learn to Vibe code.

If you care about performance, your first question should be "which profiler do I use", not "how do I get good at C".

People who care about performance use C++ by the way.

>>107658346
Just compile with -04 lmao.

>>107658891
>NOOOOOOO I NEED TO SEE WOJAKS IN HIGH QUALITY
Mental illness