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Sometimes I want to call malloc, just as a treat (lemmy.world)
submitted 9 months ago by verysuchaccount@lemmy.world to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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[โ€“] verysuchaccount@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You said it yourself:

While I preferred avoiding dynamically allocating memory, as it was much less risky, there were certainly times it just made sense or was the only way.

This is not a common attitude to have outside of embedded and similar areas. Most programmers dynamically allocate memory without a second thought and not as a last resort. Python is one of the most popular programming languages, but how often do you see Python code that is capable of running without allocating memory at runtime?

[โ€“] EatATaco@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

I guess I'm taking the meme too literally here and that people would be disgusted by it. While I think it's a common practice, but obviously to be used very judiciously.