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1. oleganza · 1789744680 · focus · HN ↗

   Why is null-terminated C string considered a "billion dollar mistake", but UB isn't?

   1. nicoburns · 1789745745 · focus · HN ↗

      Probably because null-terminated strings are completely avoidable, whereas some amount of UB is all but required for performance (albeit C and C++ have far too much).

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