Sds vs. GB: C string libs, copy or coincidence?

3•nephewtom•9mo ago

I was testing a bunch of different of C/C++ libraries to manage strings, and found this coincidence:

sds (Simple Dynamic Strings from antirez, Redis creator): https://github.com/antirez/sds/blob/master/README.md?plain=1#L33

gb (gb single file libs from gingerBill, Odin language creator): https://github.com/gingerBill/gb/blob/master/gb_string.h#L71

Copy or coincidence?

Comments

nephewtom•9mo ago

May be... inspiration...

jqpabc123•9mo ago

Object Pascal (Delphi, Free Pascal) offered this as a native part of the language over 2 decades ago.

But of course, we all know that real programmers don't use Pascal and instead prefer to re-invent it with C syntax.

pestatije•9mo ago

thats whats called a "false dilemma"

ecesena•9mo ago

I'd say copy, but don't see any issue with that?

Looking at the git blame, antirez wrote that 12y ago, gingerBill 9y ago. Licenses look both permissible.

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