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marshray
4908 days ago
Hey, did you hear that scanf() will accept XML and YAML and automatically convert it into pointers handy for you to dereference?
Neither did I.
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tptacek
4908 days ago
Or how about when you put that 256th character in a ruby string and end up overwriting heap metadata? Man I hate it when that happens.
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marshray
4908 days ago
There are known undefined behaviours and there are unknown defined behaviors.
Which is worse?
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tptacek
4908 days ago
I'll take Ruby over C any day of the week.
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marshray
4908 days ago
No formal argument there.
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askimto
4908 days ago
How about informal?
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marshray
4907 days ago
Nope, just actual.
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