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Boss is confused by the language - Am I being unreasonable? [closed]
In both C and C++ you can initialize a POD (any struct/union in C) with what C++ calls aggregate initializer lists. Example:
struct abc {
int x;
int y;
char const* ptr;
};
struct abc var = { ...
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How should I group these variables?
I have a shape that will be defined by:
char s_type;
char color;
double height;
double width;
These variables are scanned in from a request string sent to my server and passed into my printing ...
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8answers
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What is the possible disadvantage of putting declarations in inner blocks, instead of at beginning of function?
At the place where I work, there are explicit guidelines for placement of declarations of variables. According to that, it is required to put them at the global level and / or at the beginning of ...
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Do simple accessors and mutators benefit from commented block headers?
Short Question
Is it necessary to add the function header comments for simple accessors and mutators?
Example
u8 OBJ_get_state_x(void) {return obj.state_x;}
void OBJ_set_state_x(u8 x) ...
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16answers
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Strictness in programming methods among Stack Overflow users [closed]
I've been a member of Stack Overflow for a couple of weeks now and have answered questions and read others answers, mostly in C/C++. True, I have learned about some things. For example, undefined ...
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[C] Address of array elements
What is the most readable way of using address of an array element?
I usually see &array[n] but I personally think array+n looks cleaner and more readable.
What do other C coders prefer?
4
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7answers
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Returning from a long function on the first false condition
I have a long(ish) function of the following pattern:
bool func(some_type_t *p1, another_t *p2)
{
bool a = false, b = false, c = false, etc = false;
a = (some_long && expression ...
4
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8answers
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Programming style: Reoccuring error checks
Hey, I have a question about programming style, because in my current code I am using a bigger function which calls some smaller functions and all of these need to be error-checked. So something like ...
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If you need more than 3 levels of indentation, you're screwed?
Per the Linux kernel coding style document:
The answer to that is that if you need more than 3 levels of
indentation, you're screwed anyway, and should fix your program.
What can I deduce ...
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If you favor “T *var”, do you ever write “T*”?
Thinking about where we place our asterisks; how do those that prefer to keep the "pointerness" away from the type and with the identifier (int *i) write code when the identifier is missing?
void ...
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int* i; or int *i; or int * i; [closed]
What is your favorite method to declare a pointer?
int* i;
or
int *i;
or
int * i;
or
int*i;
Please explain why.
see also: http://www2.research.att.com/~bs/bs_faq2.html#whitespace
