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		sapiogram on Nov 1, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: OpenSSL 3.0.7 fixes X.509 email address buffer ove... Why is sizeof a terrible keyword? Just think of it as an operator rather than a function.

nurettin on Nov 2, 2022 [–]

Should have been a callable, or should have had consistent syntax to prevent people from being clever.

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