Besides, it's good to force C programmers to use the toolbox occasionally. :-)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author sees value in forcing C programmers to occasionally use a toolbox.
- In plain terms
- It’s good to make C programmers use the toolbox sometimes.
- What can you take from it?
- Encourage use of shared utilities for consistency.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How to motivate adoption of shared tools?
- When is optional use preferable?
Another view
Forcing tools can be resisted if not clearly beneficial.
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Besides, including <std_ice_cubes.h> is a fatal error on machines that don't have it yet. Bad language design, there... :-)
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