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The (draft) ISO C11 spec is already nearly 700 pages[1]. How can anyone justify adding something like "choose" (a switch() without fall-throughs) to such a lang
by throwaway45074 9y ago
The (draft) ISO C11 spec is already nearly 700 pages[1]. How can anyone justify adding something like "choose" (a switch() without fall-throughs) to such a language?
Who are these people[2], and what is their mandate? Did they actually consult with the likes of Linus Torvalds, Greg KH, Mike Pall--those who actually use C every single day on mission-critical projects like OS kernels and virtual machines--and ask them what improvements to C they need?
1) http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg14/www/docs/n1548.pdf http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg14/www/docs/n1548.pdf
2) https://plg.uwaterloo.ca/~cforall/people https://plg.uwaterloo.ca/~cforall/people