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From: gwyn@brl-tgr.ARPA (Doug Gwyn <gwyn>)
Newsgroups: net.lang.c
Subject: Re: more about programming style
Message-ID: <261@brl-tgr.ARPA>
Date: Mon, 29-Jul-85 15:10:17 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 29 15:10:17 1985
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> char (*f[6])();	/* <array of><pointer to><function returning><char> */

The comment provides no useful information.  Any experienced C
programmer should be able to read the declaration as fast as he
can read the comment, maybe faster.  And the declaration provides
a PICTURE of the context in which `f' has meaning, unlike the
comment.