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Type-Safe Generic Data Structures Achieved in C

Original: Type Safe Generic Data Structures in C

Developer Daniel Chase Hooper has published a detailed write-up showing how to build type-checked generic data structures in C, a language that normally lacks generics and compile-time type safety for containers. The post demonstrates techniques that catch type errors at compile time rather than through void pointers and runtime casts. Hacker News readers are sharing and discussing the approach, debating its practicality against C's usual macro-based generics and whether such patterns should see wider adoption.

Why now: The C community is discussing a rare technique that adds compile-time type safety to generic containers in a language without native generics.

Daniel Chase HooperC programming languageHacker News

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• Type Safe Generic Data Structures in C · AlexeyBrin · 71

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