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Comment by layer8

15 hours ago

Off-by-one errors are one of the hardest problems in computer science.

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anonymous908213  15 hours 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  15 hours ago

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

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