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Subject: Re: PCC, lint bug
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Date: Wed, 4-Sep-85 09:37:00 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep  4 09:37:00 1985
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>Does anybody else think that the array/pointer semi-equivalence is probably
>one of the major causes of errors in C coding?
>
>	Guy Harris

I always thought the array/pointer semi-equivalence was one of the major causes
of easier to {read,understand} coding.  And, sometimes it's just necessary to
switch between pointer and array, for the sake of sanity.  At least I've felt
this way, but then my sanity has never been too solid.


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