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Re: C question for you old guys ;-)
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Re: C question for you old guys ;-)


  • Subject: Re: C question for you old guys ;-)
  • From: "John C. Randolph" <email@hidden>
  • Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 14:48:48 -0700

On Monday, June 9, 2003, at 02:20 PM, Jay Vaughan wrote:

I can't tell you how many times I have typed '=' when it should
have been '=='. Likewise '&' instead of '&&'.
I think those macros are a very good idea.
I notice that the reaction to them here is about the same as when I
first mentioned them on comp.lang.c in 1985 or so. ;-)

Errcckkk... and the same arguments used back then to defeat this horrible 'habit' are just as applicable.

.. and just as emotional ;-)

Look, if you don't like them, then don't use them.

-jcr


John C. Randolph <email@hidden> (408) 974-8819
Sr. Cocoa Software Engineer,
Apple Worldwide Developer Relations
http://developer.apple.com/cocoa/index.html
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