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TIL: malloc

Fabian Klötzl

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Fabian Klötzl

19 Feb 2016 • 1 min read

Today I learned, malloc(3) almost never fails on GNU/Linux.

Enabling TRIM for SSDs after installation

Recently I reinstalled my Antergos (Arch Linux). It features a nice installer, Cnchi, with support for full disc encryption with LUKS and LVM. Unfortunately, it does not activate TRIM support for SSDs by default. To do that post-installation the three following steps are required.

Fabian Klötzl

Fabian Klötzl 15 Mar 2016 • 1 min read

(De)randomize your tests

Testing your code is important. So much is obvious. But not everything can be tested with static test cases. Also, 100% test coverage is not a one-time achievement but its a process. When the code changes, the tests have to adapt. Plus, if you

Fabian Klötzl

Fabian Klötzl 13 Jan 2016 • 2 min read

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