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From: Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com>
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Subject: Re: Whaddaya think?
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2024 22:14:04 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2024-06-17, Richard Harnden <richard.nospam@gmail.invalid> wrote:
> On 17/06/2024 14:50, DFS wrote:
>> On 6/17/2024 3:39 AM, Kaz Kylheku wrote:
>> 
>>> I think DFS might mean that they find themselves 
>> 
>> he finds himself
>> 
>> 
>>> unable to omit the unnecessary return 0 statement entirely.
>> 
>> yes
>> 
>> 
>
> If a function is defined to return an int, then you should return one.
>
> Anything else is just lazy/sloppy.  Just because main allows it as a 
> special case doesn't mean it's a good idea.
>
> I mean: it's really not much extra to type.

The misfeature of missing return being success was, I believe, not
intended to make programs shorter. It was intendeda to correct the
random termination statuses of countless numbers of programs in a single
stroke.

Deliberately relying on this in a new program is like relying ona a
diaper. If you're of intermediate age, you don't do this.

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