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From: mac@tesla.UUCP (Michael Mc Namara)
Newsgroups: net.lang.c
Subject: Re: condition convention 'if (10 == j)...'
Message-ID: <558@tesla.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 1-May-85 04:00:04 EDT
Article-I.D.: tesla.558
Posted: Wed May  1 04:00:04 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 10-May-85 23:40:02 EDT
References: <brl-tgr.9509> <137@bocklin.UUCP> <1456@amdahl.UUCP> <2140@sun.uucp>
Reply-To: mac@tesla.UUCP (Michael Mc Namara)
Organization: Cornell University, Electrical Engineering Dept.
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In article <2140@sun.uucp> shannon@sun.uucp (Bill Shannon) writes:
>> > To prevent silly mistakes like 
>> >         if (j = 10)
>> > I usually write
>> >         if (10 == j)
>> > By putting the constant first, I ensure that the compiler will catch the 
>> > typo.
>> 
>> I think this is a good idea.  Any criticisms?  The only problem
>> I have with it is that I am not accustomed to reading code written
>> this way.
>> -- 
>> Gordon A. Moffett               ...!{ihnp4,cbosgd,sun}!amdahl!gam
>
>What do you mean, any criticisms?  This is one of the most ugly
>perversions of C I've ever seen!  I tend to read this in terms of
>"if variable equals constant" and try to figure out how the value
>"10" is ever going to change!  YUCK YUCK YUCK!!!!
>
>People that write "if (10 == j)" probably also write "while (1)".
>What do you mean, "while 1"???  Are you expecting "1" to change???
>Everyone knows this should be written "for (;;)", read "forever".
>
>                                        Bill Shannon

        While we're setting nets for ourselves, why not 

# define .EQ. ==

        Then we can say if ( j .EQ. 10 ) fortran--;

I believe all this belongs in the crutch box of (weak *) programmers;
  Sure,  you CAN do it if you WANT to, but I'll just 

  %s/.EQ./==/g^M/# define == ==^Mdd^M all your files ;-))))))))
                          ^
                          | 
                          necessary due to first command (-: 

                                                          ^
                                                          |
                           so whats the matter with lefties?
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