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		aap_ on Dec 12, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: “A damn stupid thing to do”–the origins of C The title is total clickbait. That quote has nothing to do with C.

bouzouk on Dec 13, 2020 [–]

Well, considering CPL is the origin of C, and that developing CPL was indeed « a damn stupid thing to do », it is fair to say the title has something to do with C. Don’t get me wrong, it is clickbait anyway.

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