Re: Results of survey re. a new array size operator

Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> writes:

I understand the need for backward compatibility, but most new
editions of the C standard has broken *some* existing code by
defining new lowercase keywords, starting with inline and restrict
in C99.  (C11 added only _Keywords, but C23 adds 11 new lowercase
keywords.)

Saying the same mistake has been made in the past is not an
argument for making it again in the future.  If anything the bar
should be raised each time, not lowered.