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From: Todd Carnes <toddcarnes@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: fopen
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 13:10:16 +0000 (UTC)
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On Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:59:50 +0200, jacob navia wrote:

> Considerations that then were crucial (small RAM footprint, efficiency,
> etc) aren't of such an importance now, with machines that have 3 or 4
> orders of magnitude more RAM and much more power.

Small RAM footprint, efficiency, etc... *ARE* still important today and 
always will be. Not trying to attain such things, when one can, is just 
plain laziness on the programmer's part.

Not every C program that is written is destined to be run on the latest 
and greatest gamer's rig.

Todd