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Re:Ada: a C Developer's Perspective by btrask on Thursday April 27, 2017 @05:26AM (#14210228)
Same goes for a library that was last updated 5 minutes ago though.
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Re:Ada: a C Developer's Perspective by throwaway7645 on Thursday April 27, 2017 @05:37AM (#14210276)
Good point. I'd rather pick the one that hasn't needed an update in 20 years unless they're assuming it is bitrotten.
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Re:Ada: a C Developer's Perspective by adrianN on Thursday April 27, 2017 @01:01PM (#14213027)
How do you distinguish between "hasn't needed an update" and "was abandonded by the developer"?
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Re:Ada: a C Developer's Perspective by throwaway7645 on Thursday April 27, 2017 @09:40PM (#14216302)
Probably isn't always easy.
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