A reference-grade C "Hello World" project(github.com)
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A reference-grade C "Hello World" project
https://github.com/synalice/perfect-helloworld
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Every language/framework should had something like that. Yes, cookiecutter exists but it's much nicer having a pre-ready base that can just `git clone` and start hacking.
A (deliberately) over-engineered, reference-grade C "Hello World" project that aims to follow most modern best practices.
I feel like this could be a pretty good template for many new C projects in 2026. Some choices are intentionally opinionated, and I'd be interested in hearing where people disagree.
I feel like this could be a pretty good template for many new C projects in 2026. Some choices are intentionally opinionated, and I'd be interested in hearing where people disagree.
- if you’re going to check for errors, you should not discard errno if fputs fails