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projects/walkies/README.md
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@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ The `endl` is doing two things for you:
1. Of course, it's giving you a new line but it is also...
2. Triggers the output to actually render on your console
Actual output via streams like `cout` and `cerr` only happens
when new lines are emitted. This is called "buffering". Buffering is
a powerful technique to increase efficiency when:
Actual output via streams like `cout` only happens when new lines are
emitted. This is called "buffering". Buffering is a powerful technique
to increase efficiency when:
* the amount of output is a little at a time
@ -87,7 +87,10 @@ The choice of the method name `flush()` is apropos in that you're
"flushing" any buffered characters all the way to their ultimate end
point.
Note that `cout` can be replaced with the name of any output stream.
Note that `cout` can be replaced with the name of any output stream. Though
observe that its counterpart `cerr`, which is intended for diagnostics and
error reporting, does not use a buffer so that important messages are reported
immediately. As a result, there is never any need to call `cerr.flush()`.
## Forcing Output In Assembly Language

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section_2/float/what.md
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@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Equation: 1 x 2^0 1 x 2^0
```
On the line marked "Value" you can see the values represented as double precision
and as single precious. Under "Comment" you can see that there
and as single precision. Under "Comment" you can see that there
is no difference between the double and the single precision numbers. Remember
the key thing about floating point numbers: they are approximations. Sometimes,
as in the case of whole numbers like 1, the approximation is exact. When there

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@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ size of data structures in memory and on disc.
## Space Versus Time
In Computer Science there is an eternal between space and time. The
In Computer Science there is an eternal tension between space and time. The
following is a **law**:
*If you want something to go faster, it will cost more memory.*