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No strcpy either
Some time ago I mentioned that we went through the curl source code and eventually got rid of all strncpy() calls. strncpy() is a weird function with a crappy API. It might not null terminate the destination and it pads the target buffer with zeroes. Quite frankly, most code bases are probably better off completely ……
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Software EngineeringSecurity & Privacy2025
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Dec 30, 2025 | No strcpy either by firesteelrain | 265 | 145 |
