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On Mon, Jul 5, 2021 at 6:45 AM Steffen Nurpmeso <steffen@sdaoden.eu> wrote:

>  And then, what have the holes to do with the programming language?
>
> Really?

A null-terminated array of char is a petri dish.  A proper string type is
more like a disinfectant.

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<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Jul 5, 2021 at 6:45 AM Steffe=
n Nurpmeso &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:steffen@sdaoden.eu">steffen@sdaoden.eu</a>=
&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px =
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=A0And then, what have the holes to do with the programming language?<br><b=
r></blockquote><div>Really?</div><div><br></div><div>A null-terminated arra=
y of char is a petri dish.=C2=A0 A proper string type is more like a disinf=
ectant.</div><div><br></div></div></div>

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