📚 Libft Project

Hey there! Welcome to my Libft project. This was my first adventure at 42 School, and it was quite a ride!

What's this all about?

Imagine being told you can't use any standard C functions... you have to build them yourself! That's exactly what this project is about. I had to recreate many standard C library functions from scratch, building my own set of functions that I'll be using throughout my 42 journey.

How did I tackle it?

I broke down the project into manageable chunks:

• Started with the basic stuff (string manipulation, memory management)
• Moved on to the trickier functions (linked lists)
• Wrapped it all up in a library called libft.a

I could only use write, malloc, and free. Everything else had to be built from the ground up!

The Challenges

• getting my head around pointer arithmetic
• Hunting down memory leaks
• Making functions both efficient and reliable
• Matching the exact behavior of the original functions

What I learned

This project was like a coding boot camp! I now have:

• A solid grasp on memory management in C
• Better debugging skills (you need them when building from scratch!)
• A deeper understanding of how standard functions actually work
• More confidence in writing clean, efficient code

This project might seem simple on the surface, but it taught me that understanding the basics is crucial for becoming a better programmer. Now I've got a reliable set of tools that I built myself - and that's pretty cool! 😎

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Built with ❤️ and lots of coffee at 42 School