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Re: What is "complexifying" C?

From Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: What is "complexifying" C?
Date 2015-03-22 22:28 +1300
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Malcolm McLean wrote:
> On Sunday, March 22, 2015 at 12:52:02 AM UTC, Ian Collins wrote:
>> Malcolm McLean wrote:
>>>
>>> lcc_win has garbage collection.
>>> So effectively you have automatic destructors. C++ allows you to do
>>> things like close a file or make an space invader explode in a
>>> destructor, but generally this is a bad idea (maybe not the space
>>> invaders). Destructors should just free memory, detaching should be
>>> done explicitly.
>>
>> It certainly is not a bad idea, it is one of the most useful tools in
>> the C++ toolbox.  Amongst other things, it makes resource leaks a thing
>> of the past.  Automatic resource management also removes any possible
>> justification for using goto and those horribly kludgy finalisers in
>> other OO languages.
>>
> I think you'll agree that this
>
> class SpaceInvader()
> {
>    double x, y;
>    ~SpaceInvader()
>    {
>       putExposionOnScreen(x, y);
>    }
> }
>
> PlayerFire()
> {
>     if(bullet_hit)
>        delete invader;
>
> }
>
>
> has a place only in joke code.

Maybe id does, but closing a file when it goes out of scope certainly 
does not.

-- 
Ian Collins

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What is "complexifying"  C? jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2015-03-16 22:55 +0100
  Re: What is "complexifying"  C? Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-03-16 22:55 +0000
    Re: What is "complexifying"  C? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-03-16 16:41 -0700
      Re: What is "complexifying"  C? Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-03-17 00:05 +0000
      Re: What is "complexifying"  C? Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-03-17 01:12 +0000
      Re: What is "complexifying"  C? Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-25 13:58 -0700
    Re: What is "complexifying"  C? jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2015-03-17 07:16 +0100
      Re: What is "complexifying"  C? Greg Martin <greg.at.softsprocket@dot.com> - 2015-03-17 13:50 +0000
        Re: What is "complexifying"  C? jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2015-03-17 14:59 +0100
          Re: What is "complexifying" C? jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2015-03-17 15:22 +0100
            Re: What is "complexifying" C? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-03-17 16:16 +0100
          Re: What is "complexifying"  C? Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2015-03-17 14:39 +0000
          Re: What is "complexifying"  C? Greg Martin <greg.at.softsprocket@dot.com> - 2015-03-17 15:23 +0000
        Re: What is "complexifying"  C? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-03-18 15:40 -0700
        Re: What is "complexifying"  C? Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2015-03-18 22:49 +0000
          Re: What is "complexifying"  C? Greg Martin <greg.at.softsprocket@dot.com> - 2015-03-19 13:55 +0000
            Re: What is "complexifying" C? Greg Martin <greg.at.softsprocket@dot.com> - 2015-03-19 15:37 +0000
              Re: What is "complexifying" C? jacob navia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2015-03-19 23:06 +0100
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Greg Martin <greg.at.softsprocket@dot.com> - 2015-03-19 22:38 +0000
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-20 19:43 +1300
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? jacob navia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2015-03-20 07:49 +0100
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-03-20 02:29 -0500
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-20 21:37 +1300
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-03-20 03:40 -0500
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-03-20 10:18 +0100
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-03-21 00:19 -0500
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-03-20 03:15 -0700
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-22 13:51 +1300
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-22 15:21 +1300
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-03-22 00:57 -0700
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-22 22:28 +1300
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-03-22 02:59 -0700
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-03-22 11:16 -0700
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-23 07:25 +1300
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-03-22 12:06 -0700
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-23 17:01 +1300
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-03-23 03:09 -0700
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-03-23 01:42 -0700
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-03-22 19:32 +0100
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-03-22 17:34 -0500
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2015-03-22 20:07 -0400
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-03-23 00:00 -0500
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-23 18:04 +1300
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2015-03-23 23:22 -0400
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2015-03-22 14:54 -0400
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-03-23 00:35 +0100
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-23 17:06 +1300
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-23 17:25 +1300
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Martin Shobe <martin.shobe@yahoo.com> - 2015-03-22 23:33 -0500
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-23 18:01 +1300
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-03-23 09:41 -0400
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-03-23 10:23 -0400
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-24 07:10 +1300
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-03-23 14:57 -0400
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-03-24 09:36 +0100
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-03-24 08:42 +0000
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-03-24 11:23 +0100
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-03-24 10:52 +0000
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-03-29 16:58 +0000
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-03-22 02:38 +0100
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2015-03-22 09:11 -0400
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2015-03-20 06:30 -0500
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-03-20 10:31 +0000
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Greg Martin <greg.at.softsprocket@dot.com> - 2015-03-20 13:49 +0000
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-03-20 09:23 -0700
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-21 08:28 +1300
                Re: What is "complexifying" C? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-03-20 01:04 -0700
    Re: What is "complexifying"  C? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-17 08:05 -0700
      Re: What is "complexifying"  C? jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2015-03-17 16:08 +0100
        Re: What is "complexifying"  C? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-17 11:09 -0700
          Re: What is "complexifying"  C? jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2015-03-17 21:37 +0100
            Re: What is "complexifying"  C? Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-03-18 00:40 -0500
      Re: What is "complexifying"  C? Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-03-17 15:34 +0000
    Re: What is "complexifying"  C? Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-03-17 15:06 +0000
  Re: What is "complexifying" C? Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-03-17 00:05 +0100
  Re: What is "complexifying" C? Greg Martin <greg.at.softsprocket@dot.com> - 2015-03-16 23:20 +0000
  Re: What is "complexifying"  C? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-17 16:42 +1300
  Re: What is "complexifying"  C? Mark Storkamp <mstorkamp@yahoo.com> - 2015-03-17 08:59 -0500
    Re: What is "complexifying"  C? jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2015-03-17 15:18 +0100
    Re: What is "complexifying"  C? Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-03-17 14:41 +0000
      Re: What is "complexifying"  C? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-03-18 15:47 -0700
        Re: What is "complexifying"  C? Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-03-19 00:26 +0000
          Re: What is "complexifying"  C? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-03-19 03:23 -0700
            Re: What is "complexifying"  C? Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-03-19 11:19 +0000

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