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subscripts are just adding to pointers, and since addition is commutative, then so is the subscript operator. Only pointer arithmetic has nothing to do with in

by mfukar 10y ago

subscripts are just adding to pointers, and since addition is commutative, then so is the subscript operator. Only pointer arithmetic has nothing to do with integer arithmetic, a fact which has bitten countless people in the ass over the years.

qwertyuiop924 10y ago
No, pointer arithmetic has a lot to do with int arithmetic. And as in int arithmetic, pointer arithmetic is commutative.
- mfukar 10y ago
  Alright, yes, they share a property and the syntax. I forgot we were in a programming courthouse. In the real world, treating their semantics the same misleads newbies, and leads to bugs.
  - tinus_hn 10y ago
    Yeah, who would do such a thing! Especially in a piece of code written for the International Obfuscated C Code Contest! I demand that all code submitted for that contest be readable and unobfuscated!
    - mfukar 10y ago
      Go vent someplace else.