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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: "A diagram of C23 basic types"
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2025 05:44:52 -0000 (UTC)
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On Thu, 10 Apr 2025 12:08:58 +0100, bart wrote:

> * Each function now needs an accompanying struct
> 
> * The function header does not list the parameter names or types

Both are housekeeping aspects which could probably be handled with macros 
(waves hands airily).

> * When structs are passed by-value as is the case here, it can mean
> copying the struct, an extra overhead

No more so than copying the argument list in the first place, surely.

> * It can also mean construction an argument list in memory, rather than
> passing arguments efficiently in registers

That’s an implementation issue.