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Re: Why does the -> operator exist ?

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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:
>>
>>> [...] I would argue that using `->` rather than `.` when the
>>> prefix is a pointer makes for more explicit code, which is a
>>> good thing;  [...]
>>
>> More explicit is not always better.
>
> No, it isn't.
>
> If you had anything to say about this particular case (`->` being
> more explicit than `.`, and whether it's better), this would have
> been a good opportunity to say it.

In the particular case of using '.' instead of '->', more
explicit is not always better.

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Why does the  ->  operator exist ? Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2023-06-27 09:12 +0000
  Re: Why does the  ->  operator exist ? felix@palmen-it.de (Felix Palmen) - 2023-06-27 15:01 +0200
    Re: Why does the  ->  operator exist ? Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2023-06-27 14:09 +0000
      Re: Why does the  ->  operator exist ? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2023-06-27 15:56 +0100
  Re: Why does the -> operator exist ? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2023-06-27 16:06 +0100
    Re: Why does the -> operator exist ? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2023-06-27 18:01 +0100
      Re: Why does the -> operator exist ? BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2023-06-27 12:46 -0500
    Re: Why does the -> operator exist ? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-08-09 00:08 -0700
      Re: Why does the -> operator exist ? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-08-09 00:11 -0700
        Re: Why does the -> operator exist ? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-08-09 00:23 -0700
  Re: Why does the  ->  operator exist ? Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2023-06-27 15:13 +0000
  Re: Why does the  ->  operator exist ? Kaz Kylheku <864-117-4973@kylheku.com> - 2023-06-27 15:30 +0000
    Re: Why does the -> operator exist ? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2023-06-27 17:05 +0100
      Re: Why does the -> operator exist ? Kaz Kylheku <864-117-4973@kylheku.com> - 2023-06-27 17:11 +0000
  Re: Why does the -> operator exist ? BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2023-06-27 10:54 -0500
  Re: Why does the  ->  operator exist ? Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2023-06-27 12:23 -0700
    Re: Why does the  ->  operator exist ? Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2023-06-27 15:33 -0600
    Re: Why does the  ->  operator exist ? Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2023-06-28 16:31 +0000
      Re: Why does the  ->  operator exist ? Kaz Kylheku <864-117-4973@kylheku.com> - 2023-06-29 03:14 +0000
    Re: Why does the  ->  operator exist ? Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2023-07-20 18:57 -0700
      Re: Why does the  ->  operator exist ? Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2023-07-20 19:49 -0700
        Re: Why does the  ->  operator exist ? Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2023-08-08 05:49 -0700
          Re: Why does the  ->  operator exist ? Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2023-08-08 16:33 -0700
            Re: Why does the  ->  operator exist ? Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2023-08-14 04:34 -0700
              I love it... (Was: Why does the  ->  operator exist ?) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2023-08-14 12:41 +0000
              Re: Why does the  ->  operator exist ? Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2023-08-14 15:10 -0700
                Re: Why does the  ->  operator exist ? Phil Carmody <pc+usenet@asdf.org> - 2023-08-15 23:00 +0300
                Re: Why does the  ->  operator exist ? Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2023-08-16 05:29 -0700
      Re: Why does the  ->  operator exist ? Kaz Kylheku <864-117-4973@kylheku.com> - 2023-07-22 05:39 +0000
  Re: Why does the -> operator exist ? Andrey Tarasevich <andreytarasevich@hotmail.com> - 2023-06-28 14:16 -0700

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