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Re:Git: Malicious repositories can execute remote code while... by llarsson on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @01:04AM (#26408295)
The two most difficult ones are naming things, cache invalidation, and off-by-one errors. HTH. ;)
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Re:Git: Malicious repositories can execute remote code while... by Xelbair on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @03:24AM (#26409073)
I prefer the ordered version.

three most difficult things in CS:

2) Naming Things

1) Cache Invalidation

4) off by one errors

3) Concurrency

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Re:Git: Malicious repositories can execute remote code while... by csunbird on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @04:49AM (#26409576)
Another version, about distributed systems:

There are only two hard problems in distributed systems:

2. Exactly-once delivery

1. Guaranteed order of messages

2. Exactly-once delivery

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Re:Git: Malicious repositories can execute remote code while... by Viliam1234 on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @06:19PM (#26417845)
two most difficult things in CS:

0) naming things

1) cache invalidation

42) asynchronous callbacks

2) off by one errors

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Re:Git: Malicious repositories can execute remote code while... by zaphirplane on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @02:26AM (#26408761)
They are likely making a joke about caching the answer
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Re:Git: Malicious repositories can execute remote code while... by samb1729 on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @01:28AM (#26408418)
What does HTH mean?
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Re:Git: Malicious repositories can execute remote code while... by mattacular on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @07:44AM (#26410651)
"Hope this helps" (sometimes used sarcastically)
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Re:Git: Malicious repositories can execute remote code while... by sgn on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @01:42AM (#26408506)
Hope That Help, HTH.
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Re:Git: Malicious repositories can execute remote code while... by kzrdude on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @02:31AM (#26408786)
"Hope this helps"

I see it with HAND "have a nice day" too

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Re:Git: Malicious repositories can execute remote code while... by _puk on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @03:12AM (#26408995)
I've always read it as "Happy To Help".

I see that's wrong, but ignorance has made the internet seem just that little bit warmer all these years!

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Re:Git: Malicious repositories can execute remote code while... by gwd on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @05:33AM (#26409848)
I think it could probably mean "Happy to help" if said in response to a thanks of some sort. Saying it before someone has said thanks is a bit presumptuous. :-)
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