> While the classic "Parse, don’t validate"[0] paper uses Haskell instead of C as its illustrative programming language, the approach detailed is very much applicable in these scenarios.
Good thing someone (i.e. me) took the time to demonstrate PdV in C: https://www.lelanthran.com/chap13/content.html
I appreciate that link - now I see the parallels between “consolidate allocation in C to the extent that the rest of your code doesn’t have to worry”, and “consolidate validation in C” to the extent that…”.