Re: Whaddaya think?

On 2024-06-17, Richard Harnden <richard.nospam@gmail.invalid> wrote:

On 17/06/2024 14:50, DFS wrote:

On 6/17/2024 3:39 AM, Kaz Kylheku wrote:
 

I think DFS might mean that they find themselves

 
he finds himself
 
 

unable to omit the unnecessary return 0 statement entirely.

 
yes
 
 

>
If a function is defined to return an int, then you should return one.
>
Anything else is just lazy/sloppy.  Just because main allows it as a
special case doesn't mean it's a good idea.
>
I mean: it's really not much extra to type.

The misfeature of missing return being success was, I believe, not
intended to make programs shorter. It was intendeda to correct the
random termination statuses of countless numbers of programs in a single
stroke.

Deliberately relying on this in a new program is like relying ona a
diaper. If you're of intermediate age, you don't do this.

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