I get the impression from some of these responses that you folks would prefer:

    struct foo *bar = (struct foo*)malloc(sizeof(struct foo));

Over:

    struct foo *bar = malloc(sizeof(*bar));

I suppose the former is more clear by somebody's definition but I am going to continue to consider it somewhat ridiculous.

I do something like this:

    char * buffer = ( char * )malloc( sizeof( char ) * 32 ) ;

Why? because i like to look at my code written that way.

If i code for somebody else's preference,i do it their way,if i code for my own consumption,i code it the way it pleases me.