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From: franka@mmintl.UUCP (Frank Adams)
Newsgroups: net.lang.c
Subject: Re: "C" wish list.
Message-ID: <742@mmintl.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 28-Oct-85 15:35:12 EST
Article-I.D.: mmintl.742
Posted: Mon Oct 28 15:35:12 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 31-Oct-85 22:54:12 EST
References: <335@graffiti.UUCP> <895@rlvd.UUCP>
Reply-To: franka@mmintl.UUCP (Frank Adams)
Organization: Multimate International, E. Hartford, CT
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Keywords: language design C C++ strong typing
Summary: Another religious issue


[Not food]

In article <895@rlvd.UUCP> caag@rlvd.UUCP (Crispin Goswell) writes:
>
>	5. There are various parts of the syntax that I don't like:
>		2. ;'s as statement terminators, I prefer the algol statement
>		   separator.

I disagree; I prefer ;'s as statement terminators.  Trying to look at it
objectively, I can see very little reason to prefer one or the other.  I
suspect most people prefer whichever they first dealt with.  I am reasonably
certain that essentially the same problem occurs either way: leaving them
out when they are required, or inserting them when they are illegal.

It is unreasonable to ask that there be no further discussion on this point.
Let me at least ask that no further replies be made unless you have a reason
for preferring one over the other.

Frank Adams                           ihpn4!philabs!pwa-b!mmintl!franka
Multimate International    52 Oakland Ave North    E. Hartford, CT 06108