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> In defense of linked lists In defense of what? A brigade of null pointer exceptions? > Linked lists are conceptual. A node pointing to itself is the most se
by zebb 4y ago
> In defense of linked lists
In defense of what? A brigade of null pointer exceptions?
> Linked lists are conceptual. A node pointing to itself is the most self centered thing I can imagine in computing: an ideal representation of the more vulgar infinite loop. A node pointing to NULL is a metaphor of loneliness. A linked list with tail and head connected, a powerful symbol of a closed cycle.
Oh, this article is complete satire. Bravo, you had me