Re: 0xdeadbeef vs 0xdeadbeefL

[Harald Arnesen]

tom st denis <tomstdenis@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Point is 0xDEADBEEFUL is just as simple to type and avoids any sort of
> ambiguitity.  It means unsigned long.  No question about it.  No having
> to refer to subsection 12 of paragraph 15 of section 23 of chapter 9 to
> figure that out.

If people write either 0XdeadbeefUL or 0xDEADBEEFul, fine. But this is a
place where character case really makes a difference in readibility-

> Why people are fighting over this is beyond me.  Fine, write it as
> 0xDEADBEEF see what the hell I care.  Honestly.  Open debate or what?  
>
> And I don't need mr. Viro coming down off his mountain saying "oh you
> fail it" because I don't know some obscure typing rule that I wouldn't
> come accross because *** I AM NOT LAZY ***.  Hey mr. Viro what have you
> contributed to the public domain lately?  Anything I can harp on in
> public and abuse?  

I think you will find that mr. Viro has contributed quite a lot :-)
-- 
Hilsen Harald.
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