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More code = more better (lemmy.zip)
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[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 87 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The advantage of that last approach is that it has side effects and cannot therefore be optimized out by the compiler.

[–] ronigami@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That’s only one advantage. In theory it does not necessarily terminate, so that’s another one.

[–] joshchandra@midwest.social 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

In ~~theory~~ hypothesis

To get pedantic, you'd have to test that out a whole bunch before even coming close to theory level, lol!

[–] ronigami@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

We already have a theory for it— called computer science.