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The first and best /bin/true was an empty file — possibly the only bug-free program ever written. The worst may be the System V version, which added a copyrigh
by kps 8y ago
The first and best /bin/true was an empty file — possibly the only bug-free program ever written.
The worst may be the System V version, which added a copyright notice.
- m45t3r 8y agoThat is, considering that your shell interpreter is bug free.
- Wowfunhappy 8y ago> possibly the only bug-free program ever written. Oh come now. I'm quite sure my hello world program is bug free. It prints "Hello World" successfully, and there are zero other cases that could exist.
- AlotOfReading 8y agoYou're obviously joking, but for those who aren't aware, even a naive "hello world" can have bugs. https://www.gnu.org/ghm/2011/paris/slides/jim-meyering-goodbye-world.pdf https://www.gnu.org/ghm/2011/paris/slides/jim-meyering-goodb...
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- Wowfunhappy 8y agoI actually wasn't joking, but that link made me rethink, so thanks for that!