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I have only ever dabbled in C, just to look at other people's code and occasionally when I really needed speed, so I am at what I would call a "Pretty Pathetic"

I have only ever dabbled in C, just to look at other people's code and occasionally when I really needed speed, so I am at what I would call a "Pretty Pathetic" level, able to recognize that I am looking at C. However, I look at old books on C, and then I look at this list, and I wonder if it would not have been helpful to, after mentioning that a function was banned, suggest what the replacement is, even as a comment.

syncsynchalt 6y ago
You're not wrong. But a seasoned C developer looks at this list and nods along. (I'm a little out of practice, but I have war stories for most of these). It's likely that the authors of this list didn't think the comments would be worthwhile for the audience (git developers).