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    Elkvis
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    Merry Christmas!

    Today is Programmer's Christmas Day (oct 31 = dec 25). May all your code be bug-free on this wonderful day!
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    I forgot to send out cards - my apologies.
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    Nope. 0x19 = Dec 25

    I use base 0x10, you insensitive clods. So now is a good time to add a new month to the calendar => 0xuary or 0xember.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Elkvis View Post
    Today is Programmer's Christmas Day (oct 31 = dec 25). May all your code be bug-free on this wonderful day!
    What are you talking about? Everyone knows Christmas is on the 24th. Not that it's worth celebrating or anything...
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    io.h certainly IS included in some modern compilers. It is no longer part of the standard for C, but it is nevertheless, included in the very latest Pelles C versions.
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    You mean it's included as a crutch to help ancient programmers limp along without them having to relearn too much.

    Outside of your DOS world, your header file is meaningless.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Elysia View Post
    What are you talking about? Everyone knows Christmas is on the 24th.
    Sounds like an off-by-one error to me...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Matticus View Post
    Sounds like an off-by-one error to me...
    So we agree then, that 25 is an off-by-one error? 24 is the correct number.
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    io.h certainly IS included in some modern compilers. It is no longer part of the standard for C, but it is nevertheless, included in the very latest Pelles C versions.
    Quote Originally Posted by Salem View Post
    You mean it's included as a crutch to help ancient programmers limp along without them having to relearn too much.

    Outside of your DOS world, your header file is meaningless.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Elysia View Post
    So we agree then, that 25 is an off-by-one error? 24 is the correct number.
    No, you're wrong. I even confirmed it with a program.

    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>

int main(void)
{
    int xmas = 25;

    printf("xmas is on December %dth\n",xmas);

    return 0;
}
    Output:

    Code:
    /*
    xmas is on December 25th
*/
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    I don't see any logic that verifies that date, so clearly your code cannot be trusted.
    Quote Originally Posted by Adak View Post
    io.h certainly IS included in some modern compilers. It is no longer part of the standard for C, but it is nevertheless, included in the very latest Pelles C versions.
    Quote Originally Posted by Salem View Post
    You mean it's included as a crutch to help ancient programmers limp along without them having to relearn too much.

    Outside of your DOS world, your header file is meaningless.
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    Hmm, good point.

    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>

#define XMAS_DAY 25
 
int main(void)
{
    int xmas = 25;
 
    if(xmas == XMAS_DAY)
        printf("xmas is on December %dth\n",xmas);
 
    return 0;
}
    There, fixed.
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    Oh, come on, now where is XMAS_DAY verified? You had better have a better source for verified than that!
    Quote Originally Posted by Adak View Post
    io.h certainly IS included in some modern compilers. It is no longer part of the standard for C, but it is nevertheless, included in the very latest Pelles C versions.
    Quote Originally Posted by Salem View Post
    You mean it's included as a crutch to help ancient programmers limp along without them having to relearn too much.

    Outside of your DOS world, your header file is meaningless.
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    On the 1100th day of Christmas my true love gave to me, Twelve Drummers drumming...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Matticus View Post
    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>

#define XMAS_DAY 25
 
int main(void)
{
    int xmas = 25;
 
    if(xmas == XMAS_DAY)
        printf("xmas is on December %dth\n",xmas);
 
    return 0;
}
    This program looks like it was written by whoever wrote the global warming prediction model programs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Elysia View Post
    Oh, come on, now where is XMAS_DAY verified? You had better have a better source for verified than that!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Yarin View Post
    Someone needs to reseat your emotion chip.
    We're going to need to see an assertion following up that statement.
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