Post #2460395
2024-06-13 23:30 UTC
@saddestrobots@jorts.horse tired: they called it creat because of a linker limitation
wired: they called it creat so the syscall definitions would line up in a source listing and instantly regretted it when the Berkeley kids started mocking them
inspired: they called it creat because it creats files
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@aburka@hachyderm.io 2024-06-14 01:33
@zzt@mas.to @saddestrobots@jorts.horse in B it was just reat, creat is the C version
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@Andres4NY@social.ridetrans.it 2024-06-14 01:41
@zzt@mas.to @saddestrobots@jorts.horse Two 'e's in a single word? In THIS economy??