dandb at k.gp.cs.cmu.edu (Dean Rubine) writes: >I also occasionally use the comma to save braces: > if((f = fopen(file, "r")) == NULL) > fprintf(stderr, "Can't open %s\n", file), exit(2); Funny, I use braces to save commas: if ((f = fopen(file, "r")) == NULL) { fprintf(stderr, "Can't open %s\n", file); exit(2); }