Post AUfjrrGesedYzQzUcy by krh@fosstodon.org
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 (DIR) Post #AUfiaWsrJXPUtS22k4 by krh@fosstodon.org
       2023-04-15T08:26:25Z
       
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       `sscanf()` is the most underrated parser in the history of computing.
       
 (DIR) Post #AUfiaXhuFkF9RluoJE by mjg59@nondeterministic.computer
       2023-04-15T09:26:59Z
       
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       @krh I once found a Dell iDRAC that parsed untrusted XML input by sscanf()ing for "<user>" and "</user>" and subtracting offsets to get a pointer to the content and its length, but did nothing to verify that the open tag came before the close tag
       
 (DIR) Post #AUfjrrGesedYzQzUcy by krh@fosstodon.org
       2023-04-15T09:41:39Z
       
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       @mjg59 That's a "holding it wrong" problem.
       
 (DIR) Post #AUfnphOp01hFca2ETI by mjg59@nondeterministic.computer
       2023-04-15T10:26:07Z
       
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       @krh It's the iphone 4 of APIs
       
 (DIR) Post #AUfug0Cgvi9Wj1gVOK by krh@fosstodon.org
       2023-04-15T11:42:18Z
       
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       @mjg59 We could perhaps relitigate "underrated" but definitely "overlooked".