Re: Suggested method for returning a string from a C program?

On Sat, 22 Mar 2025 15:05:43 +1100
Alexis <flexibeast@gmail.com> wibbled:

Muttley@DastardlyHQ.org writes:
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But 99.99% of the time doesn't.

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Famously, mathematician G.H. Hardy was a fan of number theory _because_
it seemed to have no 'real world' applications (i.e. applications
outside of mathematics itself). Eventually, of course, it became the
theoretical basis of public-key cryptography.

Maths is the foundation of most technology, that doesn't mean all its
problems are useful. I could ponder balancing wheels on top of each other
but that wouldn't lead to the invention of the car.