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I don't mind the way MS does C . Whacking variable declarations at the top of the scope becomes second nature quickly. I came from assembly language, where th
by tezza 14y ago
I don't mind the way MS does C .
Whacking variable declarations at the top of the scope becomes second nature quickly.
I came from assembly language, where the process is very similar and not too demanding
- apaprocki 14y agoMicrosoft not supporting C99 is a huge issue because the world of open-source C projects that are supported on both Unix flavors and Windows can not integrate C99 features into their core because Windows support means building with MSVC. It might not be a big deal for one individual project, but you're literally talking about the entire world of open-source C projects being restricted by their decision.
- draven 14y agoIn this case (open source projects using C99) they can use mingw.
- bitwize 14y agoAn ironclad rule of platform-specific development: You use the compiler that everyone else is using. On Windows, that means Visual Studio.
- JohannL 14y agoI'm really happy for platform-specific development, and I'm gonna let it finish, but cross-platform development is the most cross-platform development of all time.. of all time!