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Re:What every compiler writer should know about programmers ... by conceit on Thursday March 03, 2016 @07:47PM (#11221213)
> I don't think he's being tongue in cheek. I bet you he's genuinely angry and resentful.

Oh you are right, that's two totally contradicting modes that combined are not at all sarcastic. Not at all.

Re:What every compiler writer should know about programmers ... by conceit on Thursday March 03, 2016 @10:26PM (#11221884)
The title even is a play on the referenced http://blog.llvm.org/2011/05/what-every-c-programmer-should-... how is that not tongue in cheek? Kindly go vote yourself down with a rake.
Re:What every compiler writer should know about programmers ... by marvy on Friday March 04, 2016 @06:58PM (#11227675)
I don't have enough karma to get a down vote button. Even if I did, I'm not sure that voting on your own posts is allowed. I up voted you instead.

Yes, the title is a play on the llvm post. I could be wrong about this, but the way I took it was like this:

"No, don't you presume to tell me what I need to know about undefined behavior. I am your customer, and here's what you need to know about me. Stop treating me like an enemy."

But you could be right. I'm bad enough at detecting jokes and sarcasm in person with people I know. Over a textual medium with a stranger, I don't really trust myself much.