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- From: sschaem@teleport.com (Stephan Schaem)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
- Subject: Re: PPC compilers
- Date: 15 Jan 1996 22:55:48 GMT
- Organization: Teleport - Portland's Public Access (503) 220-1016
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- Michael van Elst (mlelstv@serpens.rhein.de) wrote:
- : sschaem@teleport.com (Stephan Schaem) writes:
-
- : > It was about: "C is better because you dont need to know your variable type"
-
- : Maybe that's what you think it is about. It was NOT the topic
- : of the discussion.
-
- I replyed to a particulare post, I did not posted a comment on the
- overall discution.
-
- : > I dont rememner reading clock_t was a type of type ulong...
-
- : That's the point. You don't read it, you don't even _care_.
- : That's what definining a type clock_t is all about. You
- : as the programmer just use it. The exact definition is hidden.
-
- Yes ,thats the way it should be if you have any plan to modify the type.
-
- : > you might not care clockt_t went from 32bit long to a 64bit long,
- : > but I you would if it become a 32digit bcpl.
-
- : I suggest that you start thinking. Even the type clock_t has
- : _some_ properties (like being an integral type).
-
- Yes, MY point... Variable have type, type have definition (propriety)
- So, has my first post that caused to much concern... "its unwise to
- program without knowing your variable type, and your type definition."
-
- You really read what you want to read... you should do something
- about that coder related psychosis.
-
- : > No matter what strnage encoding... how about a pointer to a string?
-
- : This would violate the properties of type clock_t.
-
- Yes... finaly you understand the point I'm trying to make!
-
- : > There is limit on C operator and type.
-
- : Obviously there is, but this was not the topic of this discussion.
-
- So what, cant I comment on an individual post? I made a comment on a
- post I saw in this discution. The only other post I made was response
- to attack about my claim.
-
- And sadly I'm still am...
-
- Stephan
-