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- r_stall_mang 9y agoRichard Stallman back again with a few tips'), tricks and...pointers... hahaha for beginning programmers. (Sorry for the pun) so you all probably know and revere me for the almighty bearded man-god I am. My programming abilities are unmatched on this earth(for proof just look at a little piece of software called the fucking GCC compiler collection ya that was me bitches). So anyway, here I am sitting here lit up like a fucking Christmas tree wondering how the fuck I'm so awesome when I realized. What's the fucking point in being so completely and utterly incredible if I can't share some of my amazingness with my followers. So here's some advice for you young (or old) aspirational programmers: Richard Jesus Stallman's Beginner Programming Tips 0. Most important forget anything about object oriented programming. I'm not going to get into my usual rant about this because if I do that's all this article will be about. Suffice to say it will literally make you retarded...just don't. 1. Don't be scared of pointers. They are your best friend, your sidekick, your lover. Learn them, love them, use them. They are like having wizard powers. They are your gateway to the computers memory. Stay up late getting sloppy with that shit. 2. malloc, realloc and free are your most trusted tools. They supply your program with the memory they need. With them you can make anything. 3. Learn the sizes of your types. They vary from system to system but with a thorough understanding of those you can use the above points(pointers and malloc) to create anything your imagination desires. 4. Safety is for the weak. Type safety is a bane not an assistance. Nothing gets me off harder than a chain of casts that makes your data dance and sing. Learn the ways of the cast and you master the ways of data. Remember the old saying: safety third after having fun and looking cool. 5. Forget everything you learned at school. Download the hurd kernel smoke some rock and learn every line of that shit. You will be a master. Well hope you all found this useful. Tyrone just dropped by to get high as fuck so I'm done. I am fucking jesus I am Richard Fucking Stallman bend the fuck over and take it bitches.