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		tyingq on April 6, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: C Strings and my slow descent to madness Fair, though there's always the crossover point where you need to interact with the OS, 3rd party libraries, protocols, etc. It's not difficult to miss a spot where your utf8 string gets mangled, truncated, etc.

stephc_int13 on April 6, 2023 [–]

Yes, do not trust the OS, use the minimal API surface, and build your own toolkit, you won't have to do it often.

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