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Because it is a function in the C Standard Library. Programs are typically prohibited from declaring these functions. You can if you don't link with libc and pass in the correct co…

I don't know how practical that optimization would be in this particular use case, wouldn't that mean the context switch code would have to be inlined at every call site? Then when…

Well they mention the Hatch-Waxman Act of 1984 passed by congress to try to limit runaway drug pricing.

That graphic of the language families seems to misspell Estonian (as Estinain) and Finnish (as Finish) ? Seems like an odd oversight for such a project.

I have not worked in medical (my experience is in games) but my best guess is its more about reliability and predictability. Using a heap suffers from the fact that you can run out…

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I would just like to note, that as a human I can only store a finite number of passwords in my brain and would love if web apps like these would at least provide OAuth with another…

Yes, this is exactly what CurtHagenlocher said. >> Most of the memory used by programs are pointers This is a huge generalization, may I add. Yes, I will not argue that cache usage…

This is one disadvantage, yes. However all registers are now 64 bit, and in general, there are more of them. Furthermore, the 4GB limit does not just concern physical RAM, it also …

I have the same issue on Chrome 15.0.874.121 m. Also the tracing monad example 404s for me.

PayPal had a clear vision This is actually not true. They started as a way to transfer money or IOUs between palm pilots. The web portion of the product got so much more traction t…