Been programming since 1965. Strongly object to #2. I respect the cleverness of Linus' solution. However, it really has no place in production code where not a

Been programming since 1965. Strongly object to #2. I respect the cleverness of Linus' solution. However, it really has no place in production code where not all journeymen are at the same lofty level. The fact that it requires a detailed explanation exposes its impracticality.