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From: Bart <bc@freeuk.com>
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Subject: Re: how cast works?
Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2024 21:31:23 +0100
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On 09/08/2024 20:23, Keith Thompson wrote:
> Bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes:
> [...]
>> Since C likes to use the term 'cast' for such conversions,
> 
> C never uses the term "cast" to refer to implicit conversions.
> 
>>                                                             I don't see
>> a problem with talking about implicit and explicit versions.
>>
>> It just seems to irk the pedantics here.
> 
> That does seem to be your goal.
> 

With:

 >    x = (double)a;

 > The cast is implicit here but I've written it out to make it clear.

I was replying to Thiago Adams.

I didn't choose to muddy the waters. Dragging C standard legalese really 
doesn't help here.

(90% of the discussion here could be shut down with people refered to 
the C standard. What else is needed to answer nearly all questions asked?

Could it possibly be a more human, informal element?)