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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: New VSI post on Youtube
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2024 23:47:26 -0000 (UTC)
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On Wed, 21 Aug 2024 13:26:12 +0100, chrisq wrote:

> On 8/21/24 02:25, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 20 Aug 2024 09:47:36 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> 
>>> Few languages support multiple return values.
>> 
>> Even in C and Fortran, a function can return a struct.
> 
> Better to declare the struct externally, then pass a pointer to it. Much
> tidier.

But not so convenient for functional programming style.