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> That was in C, release 52 years ago No, it was in ALGOL W. The "billion dollar mistake" is what Tony Hoare - one of the designers of the language - called it
by azornathogron 2y ago
> That was in C, release 52 years ago
No, it was in ALGOL W. The "billion dollar mistake" is what Tony Hoare - one of the designers of the language - called it (later on, of course).
- DemocracyFTW2 2y ago> "billion dollar mistake" is what Tony Hoare [...] called it (later on, of course) would be damning but also fun if it ever turned out they planted this as a practical joke, fully knowing what they were doing