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The Ten Commandments for C Programmers (1987)
``Frequently'' means thou shouldst draw thy daily guidance from it, rather than hoping thy code will achieve lint's blessing by a sudden act of repentance at the last minute. De-linting a program which has never been linted before is often a cleaning of the stables such as thou wouldst not wish on thy worst enemies…
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| May 23, 2020 | The Ten Commandments for C Programmers (1987) by ingve | 241 | 128 |
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