Path: csiph.com!1.us.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!news.misty.com!news.iecc.com!.POSTED.news.iecc.com!nerds-end From: gah4 Newsgroups: comp.compilers Subject: Re: What attributes of a programming language simplify its use? Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2022 00:00:56 -0800 (PST) Organization: Compilers Central Sender: news@iecc.com Approved: comp.compilers@iecc.com Message-ID: <22-12-025@comp.compilers> References: <22-12-001@comp.compilers> <22-12-003@comp.compilers> <22-12-004@comp.compilers> <22-12-007@comp.compilers> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Injection-Info: gal.iecc.com; posting-host="news.iecc.com:2001:470:1f07:1126:0:676f:7373:6970"; logging-data="32013"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@iecc.com" Keywords: syntax, design, comment Posted-Date: 12 Dec 2022 11:49:11 EST X-submission-address: compilers@iecc.com X-moderator-address: compilers-request@iecc.com X-FAQ-and-archives: http://compilers.iecc.com In-Reply-To: <22-12-007@comp.compilers> Xref: csiph.com comp.compilers:3267 On Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 10:28:44 AM UTC-8, Keith Thompson wrote: (big snip) > (I'm not arguing that C's integer type system isn't overly complicated.) One reason for that, as noted above, is reserved words. Adding new reserved words risks invalidating existing programs. I do notice that Java has a reserved word "goto" without a defined use. Someone was planning ahead. C could have reserved some words for future use, if someone thought about it. So adding new types is complicated. [I think this is where you use #pragma to say which new keywords you're using. Yes, it's a kludge. -John]