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From: fir <fir@grunge.pl>
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Subject: Re: on allowing "int a" definition everywhere
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2024 12:40:39 +0200
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Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Tue, 20 Aug 2024 18:48:17 +0200, fir wrote:
>
>> got some thought today thet simply probably allowing to define "int a"
>> everywhere could be just simply a good c (or other language) design
>> decision
>
> Somehow along the line from BCPL to B to C, one useful feature was lost:
> the ability to have a value-returning statement block inside an
> expression.
>

if so thats probably sad, though i dont know how it looked like