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Is `uint_fast32_t` guaranteed to be at least as wide as `int`?
Cheapest way of establishing happens-before with non-final field
Any way to set per-solution color options (VS2010)?
Can undefined behavior which would follow a getc() alter program behavior if the getc() exits via SIGINT
Why does vb.net reject assignment to nested covariant interface as "ambiguous"
Efficient binary-to-string formatting (like base64, but for UTF8/UTF16)?
Do any compilers transfer effective type through memcpy/memmove
Handling IDisposable in failed initializer or constructor
Cleanest way to convert a `Double` or `Single` to `Integer`, without rounding
Does C standard mandate that platforms must not define behaviors beyond those given in standard

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Two zero bytes instead of three to signal End-of-BASIC?
When is a pointer expression "based on" another pointer?
What is the right way to make sure Dispose is called on class member/field?
Exception in object instantiation. What happens to initialized members?
Understanding the 'volatile' keyword in C++
Take 2: Is it abusive to use IDisposable and “using” as a means for getting “scoped behavior”?
Make a list readonly in c#
Why can GCC only do loop interchange optimization when the int size is a compile-time constant?
Accessing bytes of an object in C
Why is an "alignment exception" thrown when accessing an unaligned uint16 array with a pointer but not when accessing the array using subscripts?