January 16, 2008
#371: Compiler Complaint explain
[Cueball sits at a computer, hand over the keyboard.]
Computer: Okay, human.
Cueball: Huh?
Computer: Before you hit “compile,” listen up.
Computer: You know when you’re falling asleep, and you imagine yourself walking or something, and suddenly you misstep, stumble, and jolt awake?
Cueball: Yeah!
Computer: Well, that’s what a segfault feels like.
Computer: Double-check your damn pointers, okay?