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		namanyayg on Dec 27, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fun with IP address parsing Funny bug :) I often prefix integers with a char, e.g. maybe "u12345" here, in places where I'm using integers as id to force a string conversion and avoid any code accidentally doing math on it.

hajhatten on Dec 27, 2020 [–]

Huh, I'm gonna try to remember this. You'd be surprised how lazy people get, even when money's involved.

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