Re: Coding Standards are ignorant

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From: Larry Weiss
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 1996 15:19

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J. Kanze wrote:
 > 
 > IMHO, talking about ANSI C is about the same as writing `void main()';
 > it generally works, and most people/compilers will know what you are
 > talking about, but that doesn't make it right.
 > 

Again, that's why I just say "Standard C".

And, that's also how P. J. Plauger and Jim Brodie have handled it in their
book "Standard C" (Microsoft Press).

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