Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!jvnca!njitsc1!argus!ken From: ken@argus.UUCP (Kenneth Ng) Newsgroups: comp.lang.c Subject: Re: Writing readable code Message-ID: <927@argus.UUCP> Date: Mon, 29-Jun-87 21:03:30 EDT Article-I.D.: argus.927 Posted: Mon Jun 29 21:03:30 1987 Date-Received: Wed, 1-Jul-87 03:06:51 EDT References: <1158@copper.TEK.COM> <6858@auspyr.UUCP> <17171@cca.CCA.COM> <10509@sri-spam.istc.sri.com> Organization: NJ Instit. of Tech: TEIES Project Lines: 19 Keywords: have my cake and eat it too In article <10509@sri-spam.istc.sri.com>, ehrhart@aai8..istc.sri.com (Tim Ehrhart) writes: > >2. Needless use of the comma operator and parenthesis to demonstrate > > manhood to the obliteration of code readability, e.g. > > if((fd=open("foo",1)<0) > Once again to save instructions. > Tim Ehrhart SRI International Menlo Park, CA 94025 415-859-5842 How about get a better compiler? Or kicking the buts of the compiler writers and get them to write better compilers? ... This signature was put in in a way to bypass the ... bogus artificial line limit on the .signature file. ... Also, by its length it adds fodder to help avoid having ... my followups being bounced due to the restriction on ... followup articles. Kenneth Ng: Post office: NJIT - CCCC, Newark New Jersey 07102 uucp !ihnp4!allegra!bellcore!argus!ken *** NOT ken@bellcore.uucp *** bitnet(prefered) ken@orion.bitnet