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:A printf format string need not have parameter format specifications. Adding them where not needed is distracting to the reader. --[[User:A D Monroe III|A&#8239;D&#8239;Monroe&#8239;III]]<sup>([[User talk:A D Monroe III#top|talk]])</sup> 00:56, 26 June 2020 (UTC)
 
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In private conversation with Bjorn Sjostrup, he confirmed that previous compilers from other coders were considered as sources for good ideas, as was the norm for the time: we were building an industry, and the patent rights now claimed should be carefully examined as non-original work: bubble sorting and bitmapped fonts were part of this for sure, because I worked on them! <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/90.197.51.50|90.197.51.50]] ([[User talk:90.197.51.50#top|talk]]) 22:49, 7 July 2020 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
 
:That's a start. You might be able to find a [[WP:RS|reliable source]]. Private conversations aren't that. [[User:Tedickey|TEDickey]] ([[User talk:Tedickey|talk]]) 22:56, 7 July 2020 (UTC)