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Using uninitialized memory for fun and profit (2008)
This is the story of a clever trick that's been around for at least 35 years, in which array values can be left uninitialized and then read during normal operations, yet the code behaves correctly no matter what garbage is sitting in the array. Like the best programming tricks, this one is the right tool for the job…
- Points
- 120
- HN comments
- 81
- Submissions
- 2
- Cited by
- 5 commenters
Software EngineeringSystems & Performance2023
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2023 | Using uninitialized memory for fun and profit (2008) by Smaug123 | 120 | 67 |
| Feb 8, 2012 | Using Uninitialized Memory for Fun and Profit by mmastrac | 60 | 14 |
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