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		returningfory2 11 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Understanding Memory Management, Part 1: C I don't see why the code is not "learning safe". The code presents the simplest safe way to handle an OOM condition. Seems basically perfect for a _beginners guide_ to manual memory management.

dataflow 11 days ago [–]

It's not learning-safe because it teaches said learners to write bad code like this.

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