3/7     I have a C question.  I have the following source code in two identical
        files t.c and t.cpp:
                #include <stdlib.h>
                int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                  const char * const * p1;
                  const char * * p2;
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1/21   Thought this was an interesting read:
       http://paulgraham.com/noop.html
       I tend to agree with him, as I've seen relatively little gain
       from such languages as C++ and Java in terms of creating better
       software.
        \_ I thought it was pretty sophomoric, really.  OOP is a tool that is
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12/14   If I have a C function like this
        void foo(void) {
          static const char unused1[] = "one";
          const char * const unused2 = "two";
          ...... some code ......
          return;
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10/29   C++ is so freaking BROKEN.  Augh!
        \_ Just use C.
           \_ Would if I could.
        \_ No, you are.  C++ works just fine, and far better than C for many
           purposes.
           \_ C vs. C++.  FIGHT!!!
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8/18    Doesn't math.h define min() and max() functions?  What should I include
        to get them?  I'd rather not do the (a < b) ? a : b thing.  Thx
        \_ No.  Many programmers define it as a new macro.  Don't know what
           gcc people do, offhand.
        \_ OS X has fmin(3)/fmax(3) which conform to ISO/IEC 9899:1999(E).
           Linux might have these too.
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8/10    C question.  Is there anything wrong with the following?
        const my_struct_t **pp;
        pp = malloc(sizeof(my_struct_t *));
        pp = realloc(pp, sizeof (my_struct_t *) * 2);
        "gcc -Wall" doesn't complain.  But the M$ compiler (cl.exe) complains
        about the realloc line:
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5/28    I just found out that bison inserts these lines of code
                #ifndef __cplusplus
                #ifndef __STDC__
                #define const
                #endif
                #endif
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3/17    In Perl, how do I make variables have static types and type check
        for valid parameter/actuals? I realize that variables are untyped
        in Perl ($var can be 0.001 or "hello") but I'd like to have more
        strict checking so that errors would be caught ahead of run-time,
        Thanks,                                                 -java guy
        \_ use java.  Seriously.  You don't use perl if you want strong
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12/8    c++ question, how do I overload << in my class so it will handle
        endl? ie: myclass << "some string" << endl
        I know how to do the "some string" part:
                myclass & operator << (const char * s);
        what about endl?
        Thanks!!
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9/10    Stupid question: how do I reference a C callback?
        int mycompare(void const *a, void const *b) { ... }
        qsort(msg, sizeof(Msg), numMsgs, mycompare);
        I get
        "Type error in argument 4 to `qsort'; calling convention mismatch."
        \_ There's nothing wrong in the you reference it.  However, you should
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7/5     Besides method lookup of non-virtual methods, how is C++ considered
        slower than pure C?  The follow-up question: why hasn't C++ or
        another OO language moved into usage in kernels and drivers?
        \_ Larger standard library + linkers which link everything =
        \_ You probably mean "Besides method lookup of virtual methods".
           large code = poor cache performance.
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