[comp.lang.c] All those frequently asked questions

karl@haddock.ISC.COM (Karl Heuer) (06/26/88)

In article <4593@killer.UUCP> richardh@killer.UUCP (Richard Hargrove) writes:
>C'mon folks. How many times does Doug [Guy, Henry, Chris, {your favorite
>comp.lang.c regular}] have to explain this? Is this concept REALLY this
>difficult?

"The time has come," the hacker said,
"To talk for many days.
Of K&R and prototypes,
Of pointers and arrays.
And why a cast plays with the bits,
And whether NULL takes space."
   --Karl Heuer (with apologies to Lewis Carroll)

I suggest that someone% write up a good explanation of these oft-misunderstood
issues, and post it periodically with a one-month expiration date.

Karl W. Z. Heuer (ima!haddock!karl or karl@haddock.isc.com), The Walking Lint
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% I nominate Chris, since he's done a good job with this in the past.