Re: Toy code for currency handling

From	Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: Toy code for currency handling
Date	2017-12-07 12:49 +1300
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On 12/07/2017 12:36 PM, bartc wrote:
> On 06/12/2017 22:15, Ian Collins wrote:
>> On 12/07/2017 10:36 AM, bartc wrote:
> 
>>> Fine, think of it all as one big joke.
>>
>> Because it is...
>>
>>> I must be the only person on the planet who doesn't think that being
>>> able to use exactly the same name** for any number of typedefs, struct
>>> tags, variables, macros, functions, enums and labels, even in the same
>>> scope and on the same line, is a good idea.
>>
>> That's nonsense.  For starters using a macro with the same name as
>> anything else would bugger you straight away.
> 
> I explained what I mean by the 'same name'. 

You did and to be "taken to refer to the same user" required a full case 
match.

> But even if names correspond
> exactly regarding case, C can a find way of being able to use them
> practically next to each other, even if they refer to different things,
> using struct tags or as labels or by starting a new scope just anywhere.

You are very unlikely to encounter such cases in day to day programming. 
  We are no longer stuck with linkers where only the first eight 
characters are significant.  That old baggage is where most of these 
anachronistic clashed originated.  A pet hate amongst Unix system 
programmers is stat() and struct stat..

> I don't understand this preoccupation with reusing the same names. There
> are plenty available!

The preoccupation lies with you, the rest of the C programming world 
just gets on with it.

-- 
Ian

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Re: [computerphile] Why can't floating point do money? Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2017-11-29 11:50 +0100
  Re: Toy code for currency handling Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2017-11-29 16:13 +0100
    Re: Toy code for currency handling Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2017-11-29 16:53 +0100
    Re: Toy code for currency handling Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-11-29 10:42 -0600
    Re: Toy code for currency handling Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-11-29 09:25 -0800
      Re: Toy code for currency handling Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2017-11-29 19:38 +0100
        Re: Toy code for currency handling Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-11-29 11:03 -0800
          Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-11-29 19:14 +0000
            Re: Toy code for currency handling Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-11-29 11:31 -0800
            Re: Toy code for currency handling Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-12-01 00:04 -0600
            Re: Toy code for currency handling fr314159@gmail.com - 2017-12-01 12:41 -0800
              Re: Toy code for currency handling supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-12-01 15:24 -0800
              Re: Toy code for currency handling Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2017-12-03 18:08 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling fr314159@gmail.com - 2017-12-04 10:06 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2017-12-04 10:19 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling fr314159@gmail.com - 2017-12-04 11:35 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-12-04 11:56 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-12-04 15:01 -0500
                Re: Toy code for currency handling "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2017-12-05 07:14 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-12-05 09:18 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-05 11:31 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-12-05 14:13 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-05 14:39 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2017-12-05 15:00 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-05 15:19 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2017-12-05 16:31 +0100
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                Re: Toy code for currency handling Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-12-06 01:25 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-06 02:00 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-12-06 03:04 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2017-12-05 16:14 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-12-05 17:28 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-12-05 11:25 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-05 21:47 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-12-05 14:13 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-05 22:40 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-12-06 00:38 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-12-06 00:21 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-06 02:22 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-12-06 10:04 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling gordonb.g8o8d@burditt.org (Gordon Burditt) - 2017-12-10 21:45 -0600
                Re: Toy code for currency handling supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-12-06 08:31 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-12-05 16:25 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2017-12-05 08:33 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2017-12-05 19:09 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2017-12-05 12:27 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2017-12-05 20:40 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-05 16:42 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-12-05 09:39 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2017-12-05 17:52 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-12-06 07:59 +1300
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2017-12-05 19:12 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-05 21:59 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-12-06 00:44 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-06 01:52 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-12-06 19:40 +1300
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-06 12:03 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-12-06 10:30 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-06 11:40 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-12-06 14:03 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-06 14:32 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-12-06 16:25 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2017-12-06 07:47 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2017-12-06 16:06 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-06 18:08 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-12-06 11:22 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-12-06 09:24 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-12-06 11:23 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-12-06 11:18 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-06 19:59 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-06 20:02 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-12-07 09:39 +1300
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-06 21:36 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-12-07 11:15 +1300
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-06 23:36 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-12-07 12:49 +1300
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-06 23:58 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-12-07 13:08 +1300
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-07 01:51 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-12-07 14:54 +1300
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2017-12-07 11:27 -0500
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Sjouke Burry <burrynulnulfour@ppllaanneett.nnll> - 2017-12-07 03:38 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-12-06 20:39 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2017-12-07 12:45 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-07 12:21 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-12-07 14:53 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-07 14:31 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2017-12-07 15:33 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-07 14:53 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-07 14:46 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-12-07 20:28 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-07 20:03 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-12-07 22:27 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-12-07 22:45 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-12-08 00:39 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-12-07 21:38 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-12-07 15:24 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling herrmannsfeldt@gmail.com - 2017-12-11 02:17 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-12-11 08:50 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-12-11 17:42 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-12-12 11:33 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-12-11 12:23 -0600
                Re: Toy code for currency handling supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-12-07 07:42 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling herrmannsfeldt@gmail.com - 2017-12-11 02:20 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling gordonb.s654i@burditt.org (Gordon Burditt) - 2017-12-11 03:06 -0600
                Re: Toy code for currency handling gordonb.pit4p@burditt.org (Gordon Burditt) - 2017-12-11 03:55 -0600
                Re: Toy code for currency handling scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2017-12-07 14:58 +0000
                Re: Toy code for currency handling already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2017-12-06 01:45 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-12-05 08:38 -0500
                Re: Toy code for currency handling "James R. Kuyper" <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2017-12-04 15:16 -0500
                Re: Toy code for currency handling asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2017-12-05 02:56 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-12-04 11:04 -0800
                Re: Toy code for currency handling David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-12-05 09:33 +0100
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-12-04 14:56 -0500
                Re: Toy code for currency handling Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-12-04 20:44 -0600
                Re: Toy code for currency handling herrmannsfeldt@gmail.com - 2017-12-06 21:59 -0800
  Re: [computerphile] Why can't floating point do money? Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-11-29 10:51 -0600
  Re: [computerphile] Why can't floating point do money? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-11-30 16:18 -0500
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