• pivot_root@lemmy.world
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      Blasphemy! Unions are just algebraic data types without any guardrails. If the programmer misuses them, that’s their own fault for b$:, 9^\⊂ƒ~>[→ZzF™×#
      Segmentation fault (core dumped)

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        My C++ teacher taught me to be against unions. He made everything class based instead.

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          How reckless, encouraging inheritance like that. My personal demon college tutor instructed me on the ways of Malbolge. In the end, life is just a list of self-modifying instructions.