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[OT] Visual C++ question



On Fri, 14 Feb 2003 17:12:37 -0500
Derek Martin <blu at sophic.org> wrote:

> That seems a bit harsh.  It may violate the standards, but many
> compilers allow it, and such a program will produce correct results.
> Giving a grade of zero strikes me as extremely unjust, given that the
> program will actually compile and work correctly with most compilers,
> even if it is sloppy and bogus, particularly because I'm pretty sure I
> have actually seen books on C use this construction...
nearly all C compilers allow this construct because the standard does
not require the compiler to flag it. 
In any case, I tell my class on day one about this. 

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