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109 votes
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Is using an outdated C compiler a security risk?

72 votes

How much of a git sha is *generally* considered necessary to uniquely identify a change in a given codebase?

69 votes

Why does GCC use multiplication by a strange number in implementing integer division?

33 votes
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"Multiple definition of" "first defined here" on GCC 10.2.1 but not GCC 8.3.0

32 votes

Difference between uint8_t, uint_fast8_t and uint_least8_t

31 votes

Why doesn't the compiler report a missing semicolon?

26 votes

What are POD types in C++?

24 votes

Python round to next highest power of 10

24 votes

In C++, should I bother to cache variables, or let the compiler do the optimization? (Aliasing)

21 votes

Is ((a + (b & 255)) & 255) the same as ((a + b) & 255)?

21 votes

What happens when you assign the value of one variable to another variable in Python?

17 votes

Why are the fast integer types faster than the other integer types?

17 votes

Using generic std::function objects with member functions in one class

15 votes
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Why do NaN values make min and max sensitive to order?

12 votes

Bind Vs Lambda?

11 votes

Understand Python swapping: why is a, b = b, a not always equivalent to b, a = a, b?

11 votes

Is floating-point math broken?

10 votes

Is char signed or unsigned by default?

10 votes

How does the compiler allocate memory without knowing the size at compile time?

10 votes

Java integer ++i not changing the value

10 votes

Why is division more expensive than multiplication?

10 votes

What exactly does += do?

10 votes

Is integer division always equal to the floor of regular division?

9 votes
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turn PIL images into video on Linux

9 votes

Use RSA private key to generate public key?

9 votes
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select() system call will not unblock

9 votes

What is CHAR_BIT?

9 votes

Why does this code execute more slowly after strength-reducing multiplications to loop-carried additions?

9 votes

Why is signed and unsigned addition converted differently for 16 and 32 bit integers?

8 votes

What is an application binary interface (ABI)?

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