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Not really. TLDR: You cannot trust code you did not botch up yourself.


Never thought I'd see the day where someone on HN is suggesting Ken Thompson isn't worth reading.

If you've never read it I highly encourage you to do so.


I did read that article, my tldr is what I said.

Perhaps in 1984 what he writes was groundbreaking, but to me it wasn't. Do I need to apologize now for not being bamboozled by Ken's genius this time?




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