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Re:Modern C, Second Edition by guerrilla on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @03:21PM (#21008967)
I think it can be both, plus communication: communication to n00bs, to yourself in the future if you're really tired, etc.
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Re:Modern C, Second Edition by mumblemumble on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @04:06PM (#21009498)
Though, if the goal is communication, wouldn't it be clearer still to use typedefs to clean up more complex declarations a bit? Or does that end up making things worse?
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Re:Modern C, Second Edition by guerrilla on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @04:10PM (#21009539)
People do that if such a type is used a lot but probably not if it's just a one-off, just like when they write a function instead of using the same snippet a lot but don't if it isn't.
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