Why are typedef names in the same name space as variable names?

[Donald L. Nash]

Why are typedef names in the same name space as variable names?  In C
this presents very few problems, but in C++ it causes problems.  Since
class names are implicitly made into typedef names, they are also in the
same name space as variable names.  This means that you cannot have
something like:

	struct foo { /* ... */ };

	int foo;

in C++.

I know it is really too late to change anything, but I'm still curious why C
was made this way.  Speak up, BWK and DMR!!! :-)  Flames to /dev/null, please.

				Don Nash

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