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From: Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
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Subject: Re: Using == operator
Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2017 15:05:33 -0800
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Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> writes:
> On Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 10:06:27 PM UTC, Keith Thompson wrote:
>>
>> Even if we assume that that corresponds to `if (apple_count)`, what's
>> the corresponding English for if(node->next)?
>> 
> "If we've the node's next member"

If that interpretation works for you, that's fine.  It doesn't work
for me.

What about
    if (apple_count)
vs.
    if (apple_count != 0)
vs.
    if (apple_count > 0)
?  Does the first of those read like English to you?

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
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