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More code = more better (lemmy.zip)
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[–] 86 points 11 months ago (3 children)

The advantage of that last approach is that it has side effects and cannot therefore be optimized out by the compiler.

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  • [–] 13 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    That’s only one advantage. In theory it does not necessarily terminate, so that’s another one.

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