>> "Avoid macros like death" Macros are arguably one of the most standard and simplest parts of C. They are much more dependable than, say, gcc inline function

>> "Avoid macros like death" Macros are arguably one of the most standard and simplest parts of C. They are much more dependable than, say, gcc inline functions (in my experience). Just don't try to do bizarre things with them. Study how the best C programmers use them, and imitate.