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apaprocki
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Some C habits I employ for the modern day
`-Wvla` Friends don’t let friends VLA :)
uecker
3 months ago
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alloca is certainly worse. Worst-case fixed size array on the stack are also worse. If you need variable-sized array on the stack, VLAs are the best alternative. Also many other languages such as Ada have them.
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