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Exploring Polymorphism in C: Lessons from Linux and FFmpeg's Code Design (2019)

leandromoreira.com published 2019-08-02

Learn how Linux/FFmpeg C partial codebase is organized to be extensible and act as if it were meant to have “polymorphism”. Specifically, we’re going to briefly explore how Linux …

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