Re: encapsulating directory operations

On 29/05/2025 08:27, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

On Fri, 23 May 2025 23:13:20 +0100, Richard Heathfield wrote:
 

And who cares about future instability if C90 remains just as stable as
ever it was?

 Even with the problems with const?
      char *strstr(const char *haystack, const char *needle);
 Dennis Ritchie pointed out the trouble with that.

Is C90 perfect? No, of course not. "C is quirky, flawed, and an enormous success."
Is there value in having a powerful, widely-available language that, when you turn your back for a moment, stays *exactly* where you left it? Hell, yes.
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