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		layer8 62 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Claude Sonnet 4.6 Off-by-one errors are one of the hardest problems in computer science.

anonymous908213 62 days ago [–]

That is not an off-by-one error in a computer science sense, nor is it "one of the hardest problems in computer science".

layer8 62 days ago | [–]

This was in reference to a well-known joke, see here: https://martinfowler.com/bliki/TwoHardThings.html

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