ft: buffer resizing in get_string to prevent overflow #343

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m9tzin wants to merge 1 commit into cs50:main from m9tzin:improve-performance-and-validation

m9tzin commented Nov 19, 2025

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Buffer now starts with 64 bytes capacity
Capacity doubles each time expansion is needed
Reduces number of reallocations from O(n) to O(log n) for n characters
Maintains full backward compatibility


          ft: buffer resizing in get_string to prevent overflow

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