[MPlayer-dev-eng] #ifdef considered harmful

Diego Biurrun diego at biurrun.de
Mon Mar 10 17:04:23 CET 2008


On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 11:46:31AM +0100, Reimar Döffinger wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 09, 2008 at 06:47:00PM -0500, Compn wrote:
> > On Sun, 9 Mar 2008 23:11:52 +0100, Diego Biurrun wrote:
> > 
> > >I came across this excellent paper from 15 years ago:
> > >
> > >#ifdef Considered Harmful, or Portability Experience With C News
> > >http://doc.cat-v.org/henry_spencer/ifdef_considered_harmful
> > >
> > >It's a nice short read and emphasizes the experiences we have had
> > >around here.  It also comes to very similar conclusions, which is quite
> > >gratifying.
> > 
> > i have to say it...
> > 
> > pdf considered harmful too :(
> 
> And don't forget the "'considered harmful' considered harmful"
> article...

Of course, that one is another "considered harmful" article...

Diego



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