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From: Muttley@DastardlyHQ.org
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Subject: Re: "A diagram of C23 basic types"
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2025 15:12:20 -0000 (UTC)
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On Wed, 2 Apr 2025 11:12:07 -0300
Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> wibbled:
>Em 4/2/2025 11:05 AM, Muttley@DastardlyHQ.org escreveu:
>> So what exactly is better / faster / clearer / safer in C23?
>
>We already had some C23 topics here.
>My list
>
>  - #warning (better)
>  - typeof/auto (better only when strictly necessary)

Auto as per C++ where its used as a substitute for unknown/long winded 
templated types or in range based loops? C doesn't have those so there's no
reason to have it. If you don't know what type you're dealing with in C then
you'll soon be up poo creek.

>  - digit separator (better, safer)

Meh.

>  - binary literal useful

We've had bitfields for years which cover most use cases.

>  - #elifdef, OK not a problem, not complex..
>  - _has_include useful
>  - [[nodiscard]] safer (although I think it could be better defined)
>  - static_assert no param (clear)

Meh.