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BiteCode_dev on July 15, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: I'm not a fan of strlcpy(3)

Yes but that's the rare case.

The rare case should be possible, just not the default.

In Rust, you would make custom string handling unsafe for the bottleneck.

IgorPartola on July 15, 2024 [–]

Rare for whom? Doing a lot of kernels or embedded development lately?

BiteCode_dev on July 16, 2024 | [–]

kernels or embedded development is rare compared to web dev, app dev, cli tooling, automation, etc.

In fact, it's pretty damn niche.

And rust is a general language, so it favors the most common case, but let the niche case be possible.

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