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Is my fear of C/++ Justified? (lemmy.nz)

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[-] ignotum@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

But if every single comparison used in a file is a triple =, then any compression algo worth its weight in salt will compress that bloat away during transmission

The real issue is all the precious precious RAM those extra = use on the client device once received and unpacked!

this post was submitted on 02 Nov 2026

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