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mallocPlusAI (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 weeks ago by sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to c/programming_horror@programming.dev

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[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 13 points 4 weeks ago (6 children)

You don't need to cast the return value from malloc.

[–] vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

you do in c++, no?

[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

In c++ you should use new.

[–] vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 weeks ago

that is besides the point. You can still call malloc, it will still return void*, and it would still reqoire casting in c++

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