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Comparison of C/POSIX standard library implementations for Linux
The table below and notes which follow are a comparison of some of the different standard library implementations available for Linux, with a particular focus on the balance between feature-richness and bloat. I have tried to be fair and objective, but as I am the author of musl , that may have influenced my choice of…
- Points
- 142
- HN comments
- 105
- Submissions
- 3
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- 17 commenters
Systems & PerformanceSoftware Engineering2025
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2025 | Comparison of C/POSIX standard library implementations for Linux by smartmic | 142 | 56 |
| Feb 19, 2014 | Comparison of C/Posix standard library implementations for Linux by galapago | 110 | 40 |
| Jan 31, 2016 | Comparison of C/Posix standard library implementations for Linux by ingve | 70 | 9 |
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