Re: Compiler Recommendations

["Kevin D. Clark-4" <user=213@nabble.blu.org>]

John Chambers writes: 

> | On 03 Jan 2008 17:19:34 -0500, Kevin D. Clark wrote: 
> | > Q:  If I write the code int i, j; can I assume that (&i + 1) == &j? 
> | > A:  Only sometimes. It's not portable, because in EBCDIC, i and j 
> | >     are not adjacent. 
> | >                 -- Infrequently Asked Questions in comp.lang.c 
> 
> Hmmm ... I get the impression that some people took this seriously. I 
> thought  it  was  one  of  the  funniest  things I'd read in at least 
> several days.  It can be fun to give a correct answer to a  question, 
> and then follow it up with a totally off-the-wall explanation.