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New post on the Type::tFixedArray rework — why dim lived on the base type since before generics, why auto(TT) resolving an int[4] to int was wrong, and what made the transition finally affordable.

Also fixes a rendering bug in the published do-u-even-sort post: build_blog.py passes raw HTML through, so unbackticked das_sort<T> had its <T> swallowed by the browser as an unknown tag — the live page renders "vs das_sort)". Backticked it.

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Also backtick das_sort<T> in do-u-even-sort — build_blog.py passes raw
HTML through, so the browser swallowed <T> as an unknown tag and the
published post rendered "vs das_sort)".

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Pull request overview

Adds a new daScript blog post describing the historical issues around fixed arrays and generics (the “Bye-bye Elvis” / Type::tFixedArray story), and fixes a rendering issue in an existing sorting-related post where das_sort<T> was being interpreted as HTML.

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  • Added a new post: elvis-have-left-the-building.md.
  • Fixed markdown rendering in do-u-even-sort.md by backticking das_sort<T>.

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site/blog/_posts/elvis-have-left-the-building.md New blog post covering fixed-array/generics history and the motivation for the tFixedArray rework.
site/blog/_posts/do-u-even-sort.md Wrapes das_sort<T> in backticks to prevent HTML parsing and restore correct rendering.

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