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0 pointsvkaku7y ago0 comments

What was the malloc's original usecase? Storing logs?

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Manual memory allocation in the C programming language.

vkakuOP7y ago

Sigh, seriously, though. Some people tell me they used to store the Clickstream logs on S3 initially, because FTP was so unreliable.

Anyway, I don't expect Jeff Barr to answer that question, although I'd be happy if he did.

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0 pointsvkaku7y ago0 comments

What was the malloc's original usecase? Storing logs?

Manual memory allocation in the C programming language.

vkakuOP7y ago

Sigh, seriously, though. Some people tell me they used to store the Clickstream logs on S3 initially, because FTP was so unreliable.

Anyway, I don't expect Jeff Barr to answer that question, although I'd be happy if he did.

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