_telemachus

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   by _telemachus 13y ago

   Let's assume your string struct is solid. Then does that mean you can safely use it with `printf, fprintf, sprintf` (e.g. printf("%s", string->value)? Or must you also write custom versions of those functions? How deep doe
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   by _telemachus 13y ago

   Good for laughs. Thanks. Now the serious follow up: Ok, what else should someone do? Programs (often) handle text. Apparently, that pretty much means you're fucked. So what is a reasonable way to write such programs?
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   by _telemachus 13y ago

   Serious question: Aren't the C-based problems simply hidden from the programmer there? That is, the problems still exist, but you can no longer address them, qua Python, Ruby, Java programmer. That seems worse, not better.
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   by _telemachus 13y ago

   Thanks for the tip about railwaycat's fork. Note though that before you can run: brew install emacs-mac you first need to run this: brew tap railwaycat/emacsmacport Otherwise, `brew` won't be aware of that v
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   "a2d3gE: Vim normal mode grammar(glts.github.io)

   3 points by _telemachus 13y ago|0 comments
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   by _telemachus 13y ago

   > or sending e-mails Better mail applications allow you to "send" the mail with no connectivity and then simply hold onto it until there's a network connection. At which point the mail is actually sent out. But for the us
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   Why Teach and Study English(newyorker.com)

   1 points by _telemachus 13y ago|0 comments