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nullpwr

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About nullpwr

I'm no longer young, but I can read.

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    Comment #48220380

    You said it perfectly, thank you! I've always noticed that the generation that grew up with smartphones has little understanding of websites, forums, legendary authors, and so on. …

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    Comment #48220293

    Thanks for the clarification. Yes, that's right – that's the job of the compiler/parser/etc. I like the C programming language. To be honest, I regret not having the knowledge (low…

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    Comment #48215889

    It's difficult to write a law that's "correct" and satisfies all parties. And also lobbying from large companies is quite strong.

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    Search engines and me. Is the classic internet dying? [off-topic]

    Over the past six months, I've honestly completely stopped visiting websites from search results. A short answer is enough for me - a citation, whether from the search engine itsel…

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    Comment #48206847

    > The language should not let you create an an invalid pointer, or at least warn you when you are doing so completely agree!

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    Comment #48206411

    Excellent post. But it's addressed to the wrong people. The problem lies with compilers, not with the language and its specification, or with the creators of the C programming lang…

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    Comment #48203883

    Ok. Copy that. tnx

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    Comment #48203804

    I'm not sure if this is related or not. But a few days ago, I saw commits from the "future tense" in some repositories. When you read "committed tomorrow" after a commit, it's not …

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