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guenthert
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Windows 95 defenses against installers that overwr...
"As Zig has evolved, it has become a target to avoid calling Win32 APIs from kernel32.dll etc., instead using lower-level ones in ntdll.dll."
If we needed an example of why we should avoid using passive voice, this is it.
loevborg
26 days ago
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This sentence doesn't include examples of the passive voice.
guenthert
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Ha, you're absolutely right. The "has become a target" got me there. So glad, Zig wasn't targeted there.
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If we needed an example of why we should avoid using passive voice, this is it.