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> QWERTY was invented to make input slower on mechanical devices and prevent the mechanical equivalent of a buffer overflow. This is sort of like saying a c co
by ForTheKidz 2y ago
> QWERTY was invented to make input slower on mechanical devices and prevent the mechanical equivalent of a buffer overflow.
This is sort of like saying a c compiler is there to stop you from dereferencing null pointers
- lproven 2y ago> This is sort of like saying a c compiler is there to stop you from dereferencing null pointers I like it! How else could we describe it? C compilers exist to prevent developers from writing reliable code. C compilers caught on because they allow geeks to act macho to other geeks. C compilers exist because programmers on 32-bit systems were nostalgic for the DEC PDP-11. C compilers exist because the industry worked out that fast code was way more lucrative than reliable code. Anyone got more?