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Re: Sort of trivial code challenge - may be interesting to you anyway

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From Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com>
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Subject Re: Sort of trivial code challenge - may be interesting to you anyway
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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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