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There is no largest or smallest real number.

The interesting number paradox applies to natural numbers, not real numbers.

Alternatively, being the smallest in the set of uninteresting numbers does not make a number interesting

You are taking this too seriously. :-) Everyone would agree that "interesting" is subjective. This is supposed to be a humorous paradox, not a mathematical fact!

FOSS Zombies 7 years ago

This! One of my pet peeves is when someone recommends a software and then someone else looks at its GitHub commits or last release date and claims that the project is unmaintained because there has been no activity in it for a while.

Some projects do not need any maintenance. They work as is. Lack of activity does not imply bad software.

Since this article lays so much emphasis on C, I have an honest question to everyone. What is a good way for a beginner to learn C in the current time? The minefield of undefined behavior is really overwhelming to a beginner. Are there any good resources that teach C the right way with good advice and best practices to navigate the UB minefield?