On 24/03/2026 05:14, Tim Rentsch wrote:
Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> writes:
Am 14.08.2024 um 02:46 schrieb Tim Rentsch:
The C language doesn't have integer literals. C has string
literals, and compound literals, and it has integer constants.
But C does not have integer literals.
There's no problem when you call them integer literals.
Except when you're pedantic as hell.
Oh no! An insult from a narcissist! Whatever shall I do?
You could just ignore Bonita, as a lot of people do. And you could stop necroposting.
But don't stop the pedantry about C and the C standards. It is often irrelevant for practical coding, but there are plenty of situations
where it is good to get the terminology exactly right. Take "pedantic
as hell" as a compliment.
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