Re: Fundamental question

From: Keith Thompson (kst-u_at_mib.org)
Date: 06/05/04 

Date: Sat, 05 Jun 2004 21:37:26 GMT

Guillaume <grsNOSPAM@NO-SPAMmail.com> writes:
> >>Binary logic operators have the same priority, as far as I know.
> > [...]
> > You're mistaken. Please consult a book or other reference before
>
> Thanks. I don't need to, though. I've been using C for more than 10
> years in professional settings. ;-)

Then why do you still seem to believe that "[b]inary logic operators
have the same priority"? You can quibble about the distinction
between "priority" and "precedence" (though if you meant to make such
a distinction you should have made it clear in the first place).

The || and && operators have different precedence in C. Any statement
to the contrary is simply incorrect. Any C programmer needs to know
this, or at least needs to be recognize the need to look it up when
necessary.

[...]
> The aforementioned expression was deterministic, but highly
> unreadable. This is the point I was making.

That was one of the points you made, and I (mostly) agree with it. 

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