Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!wuarchive!uwm.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!topaz.rutgers.edu!busboys.rutgers.edu!gaynor From: gaynor@busboys.rutgers.edu (Silver) Newsgroups: comp.lang.c Subject: Re: A question of style Message-ID: Date: 3 Dec 89 20:38:13 GMT References: <547@mars.Morgan.COM> <1989Nov30.001947.14883@aqdata.uucp> <427@jhereg.Minnetech.MN.ORG> <565@s5.Morgan.COM> Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 16 Hey, listen. The comma operator is pretty low on the scale of things, it doesn't deserve all this attention. The general consensus seems to be that it's not a wonderful thing, but it has its limited uses. amull@morgan.com writes: > One of the most important aspects of programming for clarity is to avoid the > near occasion of operator precedence or side effects. Hear, hear! Fortunately, we are armed with parentheses with which to defend ourselves! amull@morgan.com writes: > You want the flow of control to be fully represented on the page > in as consistent a manner as is possible. What's a page? Something like a window? Regards, [Ag]