[What does the f mean in printf]

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    September 14th, 2023

      @brettsmth via Twitter on Sep 14, 2023

      Interesting that @replit Ghostwriter gave a better response than GPT-4 for a coding question. Ghostwriter has gotten noticeably better for me and I find myself using it more than GPT-4 for development

      Images omitted of searches (worded slightly differently) on ChatGPT, Replit’s Ghostwriter, and of a Stack Overflow answer.

      @danielsgriffin via Twitter on Sep 14, 2023

      Oooh. This is a slippery one! Because both are right?

      They must assume/interpolate:
      What does the f [format specifier] [mean/stand for] in printf?
      What does the [letter] f [mean/stand for] in [the string] printf?

      See also: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printf: ‘print formatted’