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by TZubiri 18 days ago
I don't think it was clear in 1994 that not passing the size of a string was a sin
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Oh 100%, I was responding to the parent who's response was 'No'. Even if you have 100% ban on strcpy and z-strings you're forced to use them in certain cases (like argv), and I was pointing out that sometimes we engage with certain conceits in a job interview, and by refusing to engage with it you're giving out a signal that you'll be difficult to work with