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Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> writes:

> Why would you tell someone trying to learn C about "array pointer
> equivalence"?  Arrays and pointers are not equivalent.

They are occasionally

f(char *ptr){
  printf("%s - %u\n",ptr,(unsigned)sizeof(ptr));
}

f(char arr[10]){
  printf("%s - %u\n",arr,(unsigned)sizeof(arr));
}

Worst design decision in C.  Understandable in context, but *ugh*.

Also, seems to have caused BartC to go certifiably insane.