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Re:Ask HN: What one change in C would make it a better langu... by AnimalMuppet on Thursday July 27, 2023 @08:22AM (#36892372)
That might have issues with fallthrough.

  case 'a':
    int x = 7;
    // no break;
  case 'b':
    // did we get here through 'b', or through 'a'?
    // is x in scope, or not?  Is it initialized, or not?
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