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From: John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: naughty C (was Re: naughty Pascal)
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On Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:27:20 +0000
Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> wrote:

> People should have the choice of writing that way if they want. And
> you always have the choice of not reading it.
> 
> (If this sounds too harsh to somebody: I wrote this because of how
> Lawrence repeatedly mentioned "choice" as a way to dismiss criticism
> in other threads in comp.os.linux.misc.)

While I appreciate the zing, I do have to opine for the record that K&R
function definitions really are something best left buried with K&R C.
I'm willing to write in ANSI C for the sake of whatever random weirdo
wants to try building something of mine on an old proprietary *nix, but
man I am *not* going any farther back than that.