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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. ameliaquining · 1789747497 · focus · HN ↗

      I recommend this explanation of why UB is good and necessary (but C and C++ are doing it wrong, defining some things as UB that really shouldn&#x27;t be): <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ralfj.de&#x2F;blog&#x2F;2021&#x2F;11&#x2F;18&#x2F;ub-good-idea.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ralfj.de&#x2F;blog&#x2F;2021&#x2F;11&#x2F;18&#x2F;ub-good-idea.html

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