Re: vax/ddb(4): clean up machine dependent code and improve usability
"Greg A. Woods" <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.os.netbsd.ports.vax |
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| Organization | Planix, Inc. |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
At Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:03:05 -0400 (EDT), Mouse <[email protected]> wrote: Subject: Re: vax/ddb(4): clean up machine dependent code and improve usability > > > And yes, this means you really can use "C++-like syntax" like > > ptr->member(arg1, arg2) > > Yes, you can. Again, I prefer to not; I find the clarity resulting > from the (* ) textual reminder that there's a materialized pointer > involved worth the three source-code characters involved. Indeed! Clarity from the explicit dereference is very valuable even if the variable name is also indicative of being a pointer (e.g. funcptr). -- Greg A. Woods <[email protected]> Kelowna, BC +1 250 762-7675 RoboHack <[email protected]> Planix, Inc. <[email protected]> Avoncote Farms <[email protected]>
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