Yet another wrinkle or dimension to this is the C vs Pascal calling conventions [1]. I remember from Win 32 SDK days (MS VC, Borland C, etc.), e.g.: "long far

Yet another wrinkle or dimension to this is the C vs Pascal calling conventions [1]. I remember from Win 32 SDK days (MS VC, Borland C, etc.), e.g.: "long far pascal" as part of the type decl of functions. [1] which was about the order in which function args get pushed onto the stack before the jump to the function is taken - L to R or R to L. Used to wonder what non-tech people would think if they heard a programmer saying such stuff out aloud :)