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Curl was accidentally Turing-complete for nine months
Original: How curl was accidentally Turing-complete for nine months https:// lemmy.today/post/62510742
A discussion is circulating about how curl, the widely used command-line tool for transferring data, was accidentally Turing-complete for around nine months. The claim stems from a combination of features that, together, allowed arbitrary computation, something its maintainers never intended. Developers are debating the finding, with many calling it a fascinating example of how complex software can inadvertently gain unexpected capabilities.
Why now: The surprising revelation that a familiar data-transfer tool unintentionally became Turing-complete is delighting and intriguing the programming community.
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