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From: rlk@chinet.UUCP (Richard Klappal)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: enum type
Message-ID: <1442@chinet.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 26-Aug-87 00:07:53 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 26 00:07:53 1987
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Reply-To: rlk@chinet.UUCP (Richard Klappal)
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In addition to automatic generation of values (if desired), without
accidental duplicate values, enums give lint the ability to check
consistent usage.

	Programming commandments (some)

	1. Make it work.
	2. Use lint
	3. Make it maintainable
	4. Use lint
	5. Make it legible
	6. Use lint
	7. Make it portable
	8. Use lint.


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