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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2015 17:01:22 -0800
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> Funny, but actually I was wondering if there is any subtle issue in the
> standards of the C language that makes it somehow hard to implement.
> For example I've met a few times weird implementations of libraries and
> frameworks dictated by broken standards: once they are in, they can never
> be removed due to backward compatibility. I thought that Charles (that also
> implemented the Limbo compiler) might have referenced these kind of issues
> in his pun.

i think the simple answer is: no.  but many folks just love complexity, and are
determined to find it.  if you give such a person one problem, they'll come back
with two problems.  i call these folks complicators.  don't be a complicator.

(i have to remind myself this from time to time.)

- erik