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Occurences of swearing in the Linux kernel source code over time (lemmy.world)
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[-] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 55 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Most uses of 'retard' are in variable names like B43legacy_OFDMTAB_ADVRETARD but we also have

The switch is so retarded that it makes our command/entry abstraction crumble apart.

and

we shouldn't need asm for this, but gcc is being retarded

[-] ulterno@programming.dev 14 points 3 days ago

Most uses of 'retard' are in variable names like B43legacy_OFDMTAB_ADVRETARD but we also have

That explains the sudden drop, with legacy code being removed

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