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[–] pipe01@programming.dev 43 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Compiling is only half the battle

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 47 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's why you know that if your code hasn't put up a fight yet, it's because it's saving its energy.

[–] boeman@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

I feel that in my soul.

[–] palmtrees2309@lemmy.world 35 points 3 months ago (1 children)

In Rust, it is 80% of the battle.

[–] Siethron@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago

In assembly it's none of the battle. Or all of the battle depending on the perspective.

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Can’t wait to see how much lint is in her dryer

[–] Magnum@infosec.pub 1 points 3 months ago

If compiling is half your battle, you have already lost