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Re: Is this poor style?

From Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: Is this poor style?
Date 2015-01-08 08:18 -0800
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Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> writes:
[...]
>>> John Bode wrote:
>>>> On Tuesday, January 6, 2015 4:03:46 AM UTC-6, Rosario193 wrote:
>>>> [snip]
>>>>>
>>>>> #include <stdlib.h>
>>>>> #include <string.h>
>>>>> #include  <stdio.h>
>>>>> #define  G     goto
>>>>> #define  P     printf
>>>>> #define  u8    unsigned char
>>>>> #define  u32   unsigned int
>>>>
>>>> *Please* don't do this.

[...]

> your error is not see that the key words in a language has to be one
> simbol because it is easier to indent
>  and eye see it better
>  and indentation is the key point in readability
>     and the readability is the key point in informatic
>       it is not the cpu it is not portability etc

Your error is your use of these silly one-letter macros, and in your
stubborn refusal to listen to multiple people telling you that they may
your code less readable.

When I see something like

    #define G goto

in your code, I simply stop reading.  It's not worth my time and effort
to wade through the obfuscation and figure out what the code actually
does.

Now there are two possibilities;

1. You're right that these one-letter macros make your code better.
Everyone else (and I do mean very nearly *everyone*; I don't think I've
ever seen anyone here agree with you on this point) just doesn't
understand the superiority of your coding style.  You're right and
everyone else is wrong.

2. Your macros really don't help anyone other than you.

Which do you think is more likely?

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
Working, but not speaking, for JetHead Development, Inc.
"We must do something.  This is something.  Therefore, we must do this."
    -- Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, "Yes Minister"

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Is this poor style? "S.K.R. de Jong" <SKRdJ@nowhere.net> - 2015-01-04 00:46 +0000
  Re: Is this poor style? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-03 16:58 -0800
    Re: Is this poor style? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-01-04 20:37 +1300
      Re: Is this poor style? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-04 02:32 -0800
        Re: Is this poor style? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-01-05 09:39 +1300
          Re: Is this poor style? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-01-04 22:53 +0000
  Re: Is this poor style? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-01-04 01:29 +0000
  Re: Is this poor style? Morris Dovey <mrdovey@iedu.com> - 2015-01-04 00:00 -0600
    Re: Is this poor style? Morris Dovey <mrdovey@iedu.com> - 2015-01-04 02:20 -0600
  Re: Is this poor style? August Karlstrom <fusionfile@gmail.com> - 2015-01-04 15:46 +0100
    Re: Is this poor style? Ike Naar <ike@iceland.freeshell.org> - 2015-01-04 15:10 +0000
      Re: Is this poor style? August Karlstrom <fusionfile@gmail.com> - 2015-01-04 17:06 +0100
  Re: Is this poor style? Clark Smith <noaddress@nowhere.net> - 2015-01-04 15:30 +0000
    Re: Is this poor style? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-04 07:44 -0800
      Re: Is this poor style? Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-05 00:35 +0000
        Re: Is this poor style? BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-01-05 01:02 +0000
          Re: Is this poor style? Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-05 01:43 +0000
            Re: Is this poor style? BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-01-05 11:35 +0000
            Re: Is this poor style? raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-01-05 12:58 +0000
              Re: Is this poor style? Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-05 13:14 +0000
          Re: Is this poor style? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-01-05 22:02 +0000
            Re: Is this poor style? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-05 14:24 -0800
              Re: Is this poor style? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-01-06 12:26 +1300
                Re: Is this poor style? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-06 02:40 -0800
              Re: Is this poor style? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-01-07 19:32 +0000
                Re: Is this poor style? Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-07 20:03 +0000
                Re: Is this poor style? BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-01-07 20:27 +0000
                Re: Is this poor style? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-01-08 09:55 +1300
                Re: Is this poor style? Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2015-01-07 18:13 -0600
                Re: Is this poor style? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-01-08 13:17 +1300
                Re: Is this poor style? Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-07 21:02 +0000
                Re: Is this poor style? Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-08 11:22 +0100
                Re: Is this poor style? Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-08 11:33 +0000
                Re: Is this poor style? Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-08 13:08 +0100
                Re: Is this poor style? Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-08 12:54 +0000
                Re: Is this poor style? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-01-08 14:04 +0100
                Re: Is this poor style? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-01-07 13:57 -0800
                Re: Is this poor style? Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2015-01-07 18:12 -0600
                Re: Is this poor style? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-01-07 20:56 +0000
                Re: Is this poor style? Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-07 21:18 +0000
                Re: Is this poor style? glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-01-07 21:28 +0000
            Re: Is this poor style? BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-01-06 11:28 +0000
              Re: Is this poor style? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-01-07 20:19 +0000
                Re: Is this poor style? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-07 16:05 -0800
                Re: Is this poor style? glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-01-08 08:29 +0000
                Re: Is this poor style? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-01-12 22:08 +0000
                Re: Is this poor style? Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-24 20:35 -0700
                Re: Is this poor style? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-03-25 08:43 -0700
                Re: Is this poor style? Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-25 16:38 -0700
                Re: Is this poor style? Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-03-26 15:43 -0500
                Re: Is this poor style? Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-28 08:57 -0700
                Re: Is this poor style? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-01-08 13:23 +1300
                Re: Is this poor style? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-07 16:53 -0800
                Re: Is this poor style? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-01-08 14:11 +1300
              Re: Is this poor style? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-01-08 11:10 +1300
        Re: Is this poor style? John Bode <jfbode1029@gmail.com> - 2015-01-05 15:54 -0800
          Re: Is this poor style? Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-06 11:03 +0100
            Re: Is this poor style? Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-06 11:10 +0100
            Re: Is this poor style? John Bode <jfbode1029@gmail.com> - 2015-01-06 06:03 -0800
              Re: Is this poor style? Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-06 14:44 +0000
                Re: Is this poor style? "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2015-01-06 09:10 -0600
                Re: Is this poor style? Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-08 11:14 +0100
                Re: Is this poor style? Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-08 11:31 +0000
                Re: Is this poor style? Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-08 13:06 +0100
                Re: Is this poor style? Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-08 13:19 +0100
                Re: Is this poor style? Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-08 12:53 +0000
                Re: Is this poor style? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-08 05:49 -0800
                Re: Is this poor style? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-01-08 08:18 -0800
                Re: Is this poor style? Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-09 07:58 +0100
                Re: Is this poor style? Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-24 09:28 -0700
                Re: Is this poor style? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-24 13:57 -0700
                Re: Is this poor style? Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-25 08:28 -0700
                Re: Is this poor style? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-25 12:17 -0700
                Re: Is this poor style? Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2015-04-05 17:03 -0700
                Re: Is this poor style? John Bode <jfbode1029@gmail.com> - 2015-01-14 11:25 -0800
                Re: Is this poor style? Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-14 19:41 +0000
                Re: Is this poor style? Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-15 09:01 +0100
                Re: Is this poor style? Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-15 09:35 +0100
    Re: Is this poor style? James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-01-04 11:15 -0500
      Re: Is this poor style? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-01-04 21:38 +0000
      Re: Is this poor style? Dr Nick <nospam-4@temporary-address.org.uk> - 2015-01-05 07:27 +0000
        Re: Is this poor style? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-05 06:33 -0800
    Re: Is this poor style? Vincenzo Mercuri <nomail@yahoo.it> - 2015-01-04 18:56 +0100
    Re: Is this poor style? rouben@shady.(none) (Rouben Rostamian) - 2015-01-04 18:22 +0000
    Re: Is this poor style? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-01-04 21:35 +0000
    Re: Is this poor style? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-01-05 10:46 +1300
      Re: Is this poor style? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-04 15:36 -0800
    Re: Is this poor style? asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-01-05 12:05 -0800
      Re: Is this poor style? asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-01-05 14:18 -0800
        Re: Is this poor style? asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-01-05 14:32 -0800
          Re: Is this poor style? asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-01-05 14:37 -0800
        Re: Is this poor style? James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-01-05 18:23 -0500
          Re: Is this poor style? Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-05 23:32 +0000
      Re: Is this poor style? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-01-05 15:31 -0800
    Re: Is this poor style? Phil Carmody <pc+usenet@asdf.org> - 2015-01-13 15:00 +0200
  Re: Is this poor style? Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2015-01-04 15:07 -0600
  Re: Is this poor style? jadill33@gmail.com - 2015-01-05 15:03 -0800
  Re: Is this poor style? buja <buja66@gmail.com> - 2015-01-06 21:48 +0100
    Re: Is this poor style? Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-08 11:21 +0100
      Re: Is this poor style? buja <buja66@gmail.com> - 2015-01-08 12:42 +0100
  Re: Is this poor style? "S.K.R. de Jong" <SKRdJ@nowhere.net> - 2015-01-08 15:29 +0000
    Re: Is this poor style? James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-01-08 12:03 -0500

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