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Re:White space does matter in C23 by Findecanor on Thursday January 18, 2024 @03:03PM (#39046875)
PL/I was infamous for it being possible to express valid code that read "IF IF THEN THEN ELSE ELSE".
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Re:White space does matter in C23 by colejohnson66 on Thursday January 18, 2024 @03:16PM (#39047026)
Yep. One of the goals was that there would be no reserved words. Not sure why.

    IF IF = THEN THEN THEN = ELSE ELSE = END END
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