Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!nntp.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Tim Rentsch Newsgroups: comp.lang.c Subject: Re: Taming The Switch-Statement Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2026 06:39:19 -0800 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 47 Message-ID: <86a4nnny08.fsf@linuxsc.com> References: <119qf6l$2rmg3$1@dont-email.me> <11br4t4$1t7q7$3@dont-email.me> <11br97m$1usod$1@dont-email.me> <11braep$me7$1@reader2.panix.com> <11brcms$139ta$3@dont-email.me> <86cxstmywh.fsf@linuxsc.com> <11btt43$139ta$11@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Injection-Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2026 14:39:20 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; logging-data="1735383"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+GPaIu+ufv3/cudc8O6NTLY8Ybu/feXsI="; posting-host="1fd0f414c5c4b65accbd3a90ef282996" User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.4 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:XveC+7HGuDAvkRxofvIPl1Pn5y8= sha1:Kn6/WZol9n4qyKZnLqZ30LlvZ+E= sha256:ACSTfGWI55qFMJvU3KghFMdt4bkrfuvRsp1BBShOdtg= sha1:V1jzAxyl6hWToOad41tdFCeEdp0= sha256:REhgDuetQZQ7Ildge4v8GRhA70p4KlDZHA6qzrhXOeM= Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.c:404074 Janis Papanagnou writes: > On 2026-10-28 20:02, Tim Rentsch wrote: > >> Janis Papanagnou writes: >> >>> On 2026-10-28 00:00, Dan Cross wrote: >>> >>>> In some article, Dan Purgert wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 2026-10-27, Richard Harnden wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On 27/10/2026 21:25, Chris M. Thomasson wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 10/27/2026 1:49 PM, fir wrote: >>>>>>> [...] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I can see it now. Somebody hires you as their graphics guy. >>>>>>> They say go at it. You ask well, where is the AI, you get fired >>>>>>> on the same day? >>>>>> >>>>>> The lazy/incoherent way fir writes ... I can't see his CV getting >>>>>> past the AI vetting stage. >>>>> >>>>> It's okay, he used AI. >>>> >>>> But seriously though why can't he use AI for his spelling and >>>> grammar. >>> >>> Why doesn't he communicate completely and exclusively with an AI >>> instead of posting in newsgroups, spouting gibberish at humans. >>> >>> (An AI appears to be the perfect communication partner for that >>> individual! One could even think that AIs have been developed for >>> exactly this kind of clients in mind.) >>> >>> >>> PS: Related question: Why do some folks here play the role of the >>> AI and continuously feed him. >> >> Why do you make things worse by encouraging further pointless >> discussion? > > [...] My understanding is you have decided not to read my postings so it seems better not to respond further.