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Andrey Tarasevich <andreytarasevich@hotmail.com> writes:

> On 09/21/24 2:54 PM, Keith Thompson wrote:

[...]

>> What you call "Egyptian" braces is the style used by the creators
>> of the language
>
> Firstly, this is style.  Being a "creator of the language" does not
> make one an authority on code formatting style.
>
> Secondly, most people pick up "the style used by the creators of
> the language" from the code samples used in the 2nd edition of K&R
> book.  And, as we know, "the creators of the language" went a
> little lazy here.  The samples were considered of "low importance"
> and fell victim to the tightening publishing schedules in front of
> the looming "threat" of the upcoming ANSI standard.  The code
> samples were never properly updated to match the style and spirit
> of modern C.

Your reasoning is rife with errors of logic and facts not in
evidence.