[ale] This is legal C:

[Geoffrey]

J.M. Taylor wrote:
>>Well, y'all are too smart I guess -- I always figured the compiler
>>expected a pointer as a and an int as i in a[i], although I knew how
>>*(a+i) worked. Perhaps this is more of a novelty with java
>>programmers.....
>>
>>	bjorn
> 
> 
> Bjorn,
> 
> *I* found it terribly interesting, thanks for posting it. :)  I come from 
> a scripting background (shameful lack of knowledge of things like 
> pointers) and the more I learn about real languages like c, the better off I am.
> 
> So pffffffft to ye who were unimpressed. ;)

Oh, I was impressed.  I did have to think it through a bit.  Then again, 
I worked with a guy who would write that kind of code.  Lousy approach 
to job security...

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey                     Registered Linux User #108567
Building secure systems inspite of Microsoft