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Developer builds Linux file utilities in C by hand without AI in 52-minute video

Commenter highlights gap between demo and production code

5 Nov 1 9:01 AM · 10d ago · 3 comments · 1 source · development 5 of 6

A viewer notes that production utilities like GNU coreutils contain "a lot of scar tissue handling years of various edge cases and conditions," contrasting with the simplified implementations shown.

“most of these utilities have a lot of scar tissue handling years of various edge cases and conditions. Something to be said for software engineering.”

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