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19 votes

Is this use of unions strictly conforming?

c gcc clang strict-aliasing asked Sep 13 '17 at 19:49
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Was the design of MS-BASIC for 6502 based on MS-BASIC for 8080?

basic 6502 microsoft-basic asked Oct 28 '17 at 17:47
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Was the value of thorn pawns fully appreciated in decades past?

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15 votes

Touching matchsticks with compass and straightedge

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Best pattern for WFI (wait-for-interrupt) on Cortex (ARM) microcontrolers

arm cortex-m3 sleep asked Apr 5 '11 at 16:35
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What replacements are available for formerly-widely-supported behaviors not defined by C standard

c language-lawyer undefined-behavior asked Apr 15 '15 at 16:23
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Did any computers use automatically-operated mechanical storage as electronically-read-addressable memory

memory eniac asked Oct 28 '16 at 19:47
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13 votes

What computer first facilitated multi-precision arithmetic

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Did any microcomputers back in the day accellerate standard-cassette performance

cassette-tape 8-bit-microcomputers asked May 14 '16 at 16:04
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How are 6502 and 65C02 JMP(abs) processed internally

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What character is the MS-DOS cursor?
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50
When are lock free data structures less performant than mutual exclusion (mutexes)?
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What does the “x” in “x86” represent?
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Hash table vs Balanced binary tree
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Why is “log and throw” considered an anti-pattern?
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36
Why do I get an error instantiating an interface?
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Why is blue used as a background color to indicate no signal?
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What is the little twist in this floppy ribbon cable for?
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Compiling an application for use in highly radioactive environments
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