Moving the Linux Kernel to Modern C

Re:Moving the Linux Kernel to Modern C by spc476 on Thursday February 24, 2022 @05:25PM (#30461175)

Then you get dinged by static analysis tools like SonarQube because you introduced a useless scope or increased the "cognitive complexity" to the code and have to explain it to a team leader who might not understand why you did that.

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Re:Moving the Linux Kernel to Modern C by hn_go_brrrrr on Thursday February 24, 2022 @06:44PM (#30461933)

A team lead who does not understand that does not have the technical chops to be a team lead.

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Re:Moving the Linux Kernel to Modern C by lazide on Thursday February 24, 2022 @08:20PM (#30462629)

Doesn’t mean they aren’t still your team lead though!

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Re:Moving the Linux Kernel to Modern C by staticassertion on Thursday February 24, 2022 @10:05PM (#30463293)

Should we really be making decisions with people like that in mind?

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Re:Moving the Linux Kernel to Modern C by lazide on Friday February 25, 2022 @12:13PM (#30469530)

If they are your team lead, would you have a choice?

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Re:Moving the Linux Kernel to Modern C by jrockway on Thursday February 24, 2022 @05:53PM (#30461480)

I guess don't use a C99 linter on a C89 codebase?

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