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Re: That's while I love C++ over C

From James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c++
Subject Re: That's while I love C++ over C
Date 2021-11-06 00:34 -0400
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On 11/5/21 11:48 PM, Alf P. Steinbach wrote:
> On 6 Nov 2021 04:18, red floyd wrote:
...
>> No, use of the conditional operator is not a sacking offense.  Even when
...
> It's not a good idea to code C++ for maintenance by people who don't 
> grok the choice operator.
> 
> Or who would insist on you calling it something else because that's what 
> they've used to.

Both the C++ and C standards refer to it as the "conditional operator".
That is, in fact, the title of section 6.5.15 of the C standard and
section 7.6.16 of the C++ standard. Nor is this new terminology - K&R
1st edition used the same terminology. On what grounds do you criticize
someone for daring to use precisely the terminology endorsed by the
relevant standards and the founders of C itself?

According to groups.google.com, there's only ever been four discussions
on comp.lang.c++ in which the term "choice operator" was ever used, and
you're pretty much the only person using it. The only times other people
have used it was in response to messages in which you used the term.
There's 81 discussions on comp.lang.c++ where the phrase "conditional
operator".

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That's while I love C++ over C Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2021-11-03 20:39 +0100
  Re: That's while I love C++ over C Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2021-11-03 20:28 +0000
    Re: That's while I love C++ over C Vir Campestris <vir.campestris@invalid.invalid> - 2021-11-05 21:59 +0000
      Re: That's while I love C++ over C Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2021-11-05 17:25 -0500
        Re: That's while I love C++ over C red floyd <no.spam.here@its.invalid> - 2021-11-05 16:24 -0700
          Re: That's while I love C++ over C Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2021-11-05 23:46 +0000
            Re: That's while I love C++ over C Tony Oliver <guinness.tony@gmail.com> - 2021-11-05 17:48 -0700
              Re: That's while I love C++ over C Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2021-11-06 01:40 +0000
              Re: That's while I love C++ over C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2021-11-06 02:32 +0000
                Re: That's while I love C++ over C red floyd <no.spam.here@its.invalid> - 2021-11-05 20:18 -0700
                Re: That's while I love C++ over C "Alf P. Steinbach" <alf.p.steinbach@gmail.com> - 2021-11-06 04:48 +0100
                Re: That's while I love C++ over C James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2021-11-06 00:34 -0400
                Re: That's while I love C++ over C Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2021-11-05 22:48 -0700
                Re: That's while I love C++ over C red floyd <no.spam.here@its.invalid> - 2021-11-05 22:26 -0700
                Re: That's while I love C++ over C Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2021-11-06 07:37 +0100
                Re: That's while I love C++ over C Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2021-11-06 07:36 +0100
                Re: That's while I love C++ over C Ike Naar <ike@sdf.org> - 2021-11-06 06:59 +0000
                Re: That's while I love C++ over C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-11-06 11:12 +0100
                Re: That's while I love C++ over C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2021-11-06 11:08 +0000
                Re: That's while I love C++ over C Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2021-11-06 15:03 +0100
                Re: That's while I love C++ over C Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2021-11-06 19:12 +0100
                Re: That's while I love C++ over C Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2021-11-06 18:57 +0000
                Re: That's while I love C++ over C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2021-11-06 20:50 +0000
                Re: That's while I love C++ over C Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2021-11-06 11:44 +0000
                Re: That's while I love C++ over C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2021-11-06 13:18 +0000
            Re: That's while I love C++ over C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-11-06 10:58 +0100
              Re: That's while I love C++ over C Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2021-11-06 12:00 +0000
                Re: That's while I love C++ over C Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2021-11-06 07:04 -0700
                Re: That's while I love C++ over C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-11-06 15:50 +0100
            Re: That's while I love C++ over C scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2021-11-06 14:43 +0000
              [OT] Algol68 Was: That's while I love C++ over C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2021-11-06 17:13 +0000
                Re: [OT] Algol68 Was: That's while I love C++ over C scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2021-11-06 20:16 +0000
                Re: [OT] Algol68 Was: That's while I love C++ over C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2021-11-06 20:25 +0000
          Re: That's while I love C++ over C "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2021-11-05 21:59 -0700
            Re: That's while I love C++ over C "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2021-11-05 22:23 -0700
              Re: That's while I love C++ over C red floyd <no.spam.here@its.invalid> - 2021-11-05 22:27 -0700
                Re: That's while I love C++ over C red floyd <no.spam.here@its.invalid> - 2021-11-05 22:28 -0700
                Re: That's while I love C++ over C "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2021-11-05 22:46 -0700
                Re: That's while I love C++ over C Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2021-11-05 22:46 -0700
                Re: That's while I love C++ over C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-11-06 12:25 +0100
                Re: That's while I love C++ over C Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2021-11-06 13:27 -0700
                Re: That's while I love C++ over C Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2021-11-07 00:38 +0100
                Re: That's while I love C++ over C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2021-11-07 00:33 +0000
                Re: That's while I love C++ over C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-11-07 15:10 +0100
                Re: That's while I love C++ over C James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2021-11-08 01:47 -0500
      Re: That's while I love C++ over C Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2021-11-05 23:35 +0000
      Re: That's while I love C++ over C Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2021-11-06 07:33 +0100

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