Constants to the Left
Explore the constants to the left idiom in C programming to reduce errors from accidental assignments in comparisons. Understand how this practice improves code safety by enabling compilers to catch mistakes and discover its impact on code readability and maintainability.
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Problem Context
The C language has a rich array of operators. The language is also very liberal about its usage. Although the slogan “trust the programmer” feels liberating, it entails less protection against errors.
It wouldn’t be too wild a guess that virtually every C programmer in a moment of serious, head aching caffeine abstinence has erroneously written an assignment instead ...