RE: Re[2]: SV: C style assignment of variable values

[Joel Fritz <JFritz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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The function call used as an array index in Hans' example is the sort of
thing that has given C and C++ a bad name.  It's syntactically legal, but so
what.  C's potential for terseness gives people who are smart enough to know
better a chance to demonstrate how clever they are at others' expense.
Sometimes the cryptic expression gives a performance advantage, sometimes it
doesn't.  Especially with today's hardware, saving a clock cycle or two at
the expense of clarity isn't worth it unless you do it hundreds of thousands
of times every time the program runs.  

Ahh, I feel much better now. <g>

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pcunnane@learningco.com [mailto:pcunnane@learningco.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 08, 1999 12:05 PM
> To: RPG400-L
> Subject: Re[2]: SV: C style assignment of variable values
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>      I would hope so...
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>      :)
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>      Paul Cunnane
>      The Learning Company
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> Subject: Re: SV: C style assignment of variable values
> Author:  John P Carr <jpcarr@tredegar.com> at InterNet
> Date:    08/10/99 07:52
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> 
> > 1)  arr[proc()] += 1;
> > 2)  arr[proc()] = arr[proc()] + 1
>      
> > proc is called once in the first, but twice in the second. 
>      
> Isn't that just intuitively obvious to an RPG programmer?
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