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It uses multiple non-standard extensions to C. A strictly standards conformant compiler would refuse to compile it.


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JSR_FDED11/04/2025

That might be an excellent reason not to use some of these capabilities. And maybe in a different situation it would make sense to use the mechanisms provided. Programmer’s responsibility to decide what’s appropriate in each case, that’s all I’m saying.