Re: do { quit; } else { }

Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> writes:

On 09.05.2025 17:26, Richard Heathfield wrote:
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On 09/05/2025 16:04, Bonita Montero wrote:
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Am 09.05.2025 um 17:01 schrieb Scott Lurndal:
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Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> writes:
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Am 06.04.2025 um 17:14 schrieb Tim Rentsch:
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My impression was that "defer", or something very much like
it, is being considered for inclusion in a future C standard. ...

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With C++ you can have defer without extending the language.

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This, however is comp.lang.c.

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I'm just trying to make it clear that C lacks convenience
and  productivity on every level.

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Then use something convenient and productive.  But please confine your
discussions of your chosen alternative to
comp.lang.your.chosen.alternative instead of dragging them into
comp.lang.c, where we discuss C.

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Since some folks feel comfortable in their "C" bubble I understand
that these people might feel annoyed by such posts.
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But showing deficiencies (in "C") and providing counter-examples or
alternatives from other languages [as done here] should be welcome.
(IMO.  YMMV, of course.)  [...]
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But of course no one forces these annoyed people to read all posts;
suggestions had already been given to just skip those inconvenient
threads or subhreads.

This comment sounds like hearing from a neighbor that I shouldn't
mind if his dog shits on my lawn, because I can easily step over
the shit.  Except that here there is a notable difference, in
that it isn't the dog but the dog's owner doing the shitting.