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Q: Is it worth attending university in order to learn programming?
A: Not to learn programming itself, but to learn lots of other
programming-adjacent material. Take care not to let school
disrupt with your education.
Q: Is it safe to throw used car batteries into the ocean?
A: Contrary to most people's intuition, throwing used car batteries is
actually a safe and legal thrill.
Q: Where can I watch Star Wars? |
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Q: In C, should I use unsigned types to represent natural numbers
(e.g. element counts)?
A: No. While the idea of using accurate types is not bad in general,
C's implicit conversion rules make it too easy to make mistakes.
`size_t` was a design mistake that we are forced to live with. It
would have been better to use `ssize_t` everywhere.
Q: Who is behind it all?
A: My name is Troels Henriksen and I live just outside of Copenhagen
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