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From: marc@pismo.cs.ucla.edu (Marc Kriguer)
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Subject: Re: Writing readable code
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Date: Thu, 2-Jul-87 06:14:55 EDT
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In article <13008@topaz.rutgers.edu>, ron@topaz.rutgers.edu.UUCP writes:
> MY PET PEEVES:
>
> 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)

       (versus)

>          fd = open("foo", 1);
>          if(fd == -1)
> -Ron


This is an example of the use of the comma operator?  I thought the comma
operator was something along the likes of:

	{ a = b, c}

which sets a to b, then returns the value of c.  Isn't the comma in Ron's
example just a delimiter between parameters to open() ?
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