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SolTerrasa
Sep 2, 2011

Hammerite posted:

what's even the problem with the article referenced in the tweet? skimming it, its basically the most innocuous thing esr has ever written.

999 out of 1000 times someone blames a compiler, it's not the compiler. Even when it's a 'heisenbug' that disappears when examined, it's virtually guaranteed to not be the compiler. ESR was right one time and generalized way too broadly in his advice. It's not "bad at software" or whatever that tweet says, just lovely advice.

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