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5 common bugs in C programming and how to fix them

opensource.com - Thu, 10/14/2021 - 15:00

Even the best programmers can create programming bugs. Depending on what your program does, these bugs could introduce security vulnerabilities, cause the program to crash, or create unexpected behavior.

The C programming language sometimes gets a bad reputation because it is not memory safe like more recent programming languages, including Rust. But with a little extra code, you can avoid the most common and most serious C programming bugs. Here are five bugs that can break your application and how you can avoid them:


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How to Access Remote Desktop from Browser Using TightVNC

Tecmint - Thu, 10/14/2021 - 13:30
The post How to Access Remote Desktop from Browser Using TightVNC first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

VNC stands for (Virtual Network Computing) is an open-source graphical desktop sharing tool for managing and control machines remotely using a VNC client called VNC Viewer. You must install a VNC client on your

The post How to Access Remote Desktop from Browser Using TightVNC first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

Embracing open culture: Fostering innovation and resilience through organizational change

Red Hat News - Thu, 10/14/2021 - 12:00

How can the power of open culture transform your organization? In this post, we explore common open culture practices and why they're fundamental to success in our rapidly-changing world. Learn more!

Intel Linux Driver Lands Tessellation/Geometry Distribution Feature For Xe-HPG

Phoronix - Thu, 10/14/2021 - 12:00
A new feature for upcoming XeHPG graphics that was merged into Intel's open-source Linux OpenGL and Vulkan drivers today was for tessellation distribution and geometry distribution across the graphics hardware...

Mesa 21.3-rc1 Released With Improved Zink, Radeon Ray-Tracing, RADV NGG Culling

Phoronix - Thu, 10/14/2021 - 04:26
Mesa 21.3 feature development is now over with the code having been branched and the first release candidate issued...

Linux Administrator - IT-Online

Google News - Thu, 10/14/2021 - 02:43
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Linux Patches Rewrite The Retpoline Rewrite Code - Possible Performance Benefit

Phoronix - Thu, 10/14/2021 - 02:11
The Linux kernel has supported Retpolines for over three years now as part of their Spectre Variant Two mitigations while now a patch series is proposed that rewrites Retpoline's rewrite logic...

DragonFlyBSD 6.0.1 Released With AMD Zen 3 Temperature Monitoring, Fixes

Phoronix - Thu, 10/14/2021 - 01:20
Released back in May was the shiny DragonFlyBSD 6.0 release while today a point release for it has been issued...

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