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From: James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu>
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Subject: Re: do { quit; } else { }
Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2025 20:56:12 -0400
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On 4/13/25 14:03, Michael S wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Apr 2025 18:24:41 -0400
> James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> wrote:
> 
>> bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes:
>> [...]
>>> Rubbish. Everyone finds C declaration syntax a nightmare.  
>>
>> I don't.
> 
> Combination of prefix and postfix modifiers in C decarations is hard to
> follow for majority of C users. If for you it is easy then you belong to
> minoity.

For me, the fact that the syntax for prefix and postfix modifiers in
declrations mirrors the syntax for prefix and postfix expressions makes
it relatively easy to understand. I'd find it a lot more confusing if
there were postfix expressions but I had to use prefix declarations to
declare things suitable for use in those expressions.