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| From | Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: Sort of trivial code challenge - may be interesting to you anyway |
| Date | Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:07:43 -0700 |
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Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> writes: > Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> writes: > >> Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> writes: >> >>> Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> writes: >>> [...] >>> >>>> typedef size_t Z; >>>> typedef _Bool B; >>> >>> [...] >>> >>> Why do you do this? I find that it makes the code more difficult >>> to read. >> >> The reaction from Lew Pitcher was "Brilliant!". The reaction from >> DFS was "I think he knocked it out of the park." Because Lew and >> DFS (and to some extent Michael S) are the ones who had expressed >> an interest in my counter challenge, they were my target audience. >> So from my point of view there is no reason to be dissatisfied with >> what was posted. > > You are of course not obligated to answer, but surely it would be easier > not to post a followup at all. I'm baffled by your comment. You asked a question. I didn't have any reason to think the question was rhetorical. I had something to say in response. I posted it. As to the last point, surely it would have been easier if you had not posted your comments either. And yet you did.
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Re: Sort of trivial code challenge - may be interesting to you anyway Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-04-25 10:07 -0700
Re: Sort of trivial code challenge - may be interesting to you anyway Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-04-25 15:54 -0700
Re: Sort of trivial code challenge - may be interesting to you anyway Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-04-30 03:13 -0700
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