I'm reading it, and I'm rereading it, and I'm just not seeing that. In fact, I see the author going to great pains to point out that there really are times you

I'm reading it, and I'm rereading it, and I'm just not seeing that. In fact, I see the author going to great pains to point out that there really are times you want to depend on the non-hoisted conditional behavior of C. This is a heads up, not a "OMG C is teh worst language EVAR!" rant, not even a subtle one.