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My review of the C standard library in practice
In general, when working in C I avoid the standard library, libc, as much as possible. If possible I won’t even link it. For people not used to working and thinking this way, the typical response is confusion. Isn’t that like re-inventing the wheel? For me, libc is a wheel barely worth using — too many deficiencies in…
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Software EngineeringProgramming Languages2023
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2023 | My review of the C standard library in practice by djoldman | 183 | 114 |
| Feb 11, 2023 | My review of the C standard library in practice by zdw | 122 | 92 |
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