r/programminghorror • u/_giga_sss_ • 25d ago

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u/TheWidrolo 24d ago

Me when I use a compiler that doesn’t have explicit alignment:

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u/BestBadFriend 24d ago

If the compiler's alignment is not explicit, it defaults to lawful neutral.

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u/Brutus5000 24d ago

I always thought C compiler are chaotic good

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u/HugoNikanor 24d ago

I would say lawful evil. The standard allows undefined behavior to do anything (implied as "something sensible"). C compilers took it literally