Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]
Groups > comp.lang.c > #383537
| From | Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” |
| Date | 2024-03-11 19:56 -0700 |
| Organization | None to speak of |
| Message-ID | <87o7bk88ew.fsf@nosuchdomain.example.com> (permalink) |
| References | <uso6or$3t3jn$3@dont-email.me> <87wmq88d45.fsf@nosuchdomain.example.com> <usober$3u4ig$1@dont-email.me> |
Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> writes:
> On Mon, 11 Mar 2024 18:15:06 -0700, Keith Thompson wrote:
>
>> If the standard library includes code from two or more different
>> implementers, all implementers have a very strong interest in avoiding
>> any clashes. I don't see a real problem here.
>
> ... until the Birthday Paradox comes into play.
The Birthday Paradox comes into play for random birthdays over which the
participants have no control, not for library implementers who control
their own namespaces and are strongly motivated to avoid collisions.
Do you have a real-world example of such a collision?
--
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
Working, but not speaking, for Medtronic
void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */
Back to comp.lang.c | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar | Unroll thread
Word For Today: “Uglification” Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-03-12 00:14 +0000
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-03-11 18:15 -0700
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-03-12 01:34 +0000
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-03-11 19:56 -0700
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Kaz Kylheku <433-929-6894@kylheku.com> - 2024-03-12 03:30 +0000
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-14 10:23 -0700
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-03-14 14:31 -0700
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2024-03-14 23:59 +0000
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2024-03-15 00:01 +0000
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-03-14 17:11 -0700
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2024-03-15 00:33 +0000
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-03-15 09:15 +0100
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-03-14 17:15 -0700
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2024-03-15 00:34 +0000
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-03-14 19:19 -0700
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Kaz Kylheku <433-929-6894@kylheku.com> - 2024-03-15 03:17 +0000
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-03-14 20:44 -0700
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-03-15 09:22 +0100
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-03-14 19:49 -0700
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2024-03-12 01:33 -0400
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-03-12 06:14 +0000
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-03-12 06:21 +0000
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Kaz Kylheku <433-929-6894@kylheku.com> - 2024-03-12 07:44 +0000
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-12 08:03 +0000
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-03-12 11:10 +0100
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> - 2024-03-12 17:46 +0300
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-03-12 14:53 +0000
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> - 2024-03-12 18:09 +0300
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-03-12 15:42 +0000
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Kaz Kylheku <433-929-6894@kylheku.com> - 2024-03-12 18:50 +0000
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-03-12 22:29 +0000
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-03-12 16:00 -0700
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-03-13 11:45 +0000
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-03-13 14:12 +0200
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-03-13 08:15 -0700
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-03-13 18:47 +0100
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-03-13 11:56 -0700
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-03-13 22:07 +0100
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-03-13 16:40 +0100
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Kaz Kylheku <433-929-6894@kylheku.com> - 2024-03-13 15:48 +0000
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-03-13 09:03 -0700
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-03-13 16:44 +0000
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Nick Bowler <nbowler@draconx.ca> - 2024-03-13 17:01 +0000
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Kaz Kylheku <433-929-6894@kylheku.com> - 2024-03-13 02:53 +0000
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Kaz Kylheku <433-929-6894@kylheku.com> - 2024-03-12 18:42 +0000
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Blue-Maned_Hawk <bluemanedhawk@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-12 22:07 +0000
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-03-12 23:13 +0000
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-03-12 16:29 -0700
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-13 09:01 +0000
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-03-13 08:06 -0700
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-03-13 21:51 +0000
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Kaz Kylheku <433-929-6894@kylheku.com> - 2024-03-13 22:16 +0000
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-03-13 15:26 -0700
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2024-03-13 22:33 +0000
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-03-13 22:50 +0000
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-03-13 16:06 -0700
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-13 23:32 +0000
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Kaz Kylheku <433-929-6894@kylheku.com> - 2024-03-14 00:40 +0000
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2024-03-13 23:15 +0000
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-06-18 23:09 -0700
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Kaz Kylheku <433-929-6894@kylheku.com> - 2024-03-13 00:23 +0000
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2024-03-12 11:51 -0400
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-03-12 21:31 +0000
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-03-12 15:21 -0700
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2024-03-13 03:36 -0400
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-03-13 21:52 +0000
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Kaz Kylheku <433-929-6894@kylheku.com> - 2024-03-13 22:10 +0000
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2024-03-13 20:47 -0400
Re: Word For Today: “Uglification” Kaz Kylheku <433-929-6894@kylheku.com> - 2024-03-12 06:15 +0000
csiph-web