One more point regarding = and == (more flamage)
Dan Bernstein
brnstnd at kramden.acf.nyu.edu
Wed Mar 27 08:58:03 AEST 1991
In article <1991Mar26.180311.29125 at rlgvax.Reston.ICL.COM> scc at rlgvax.OPCR.ICL.COM (Stephen Carlson) writes:
> while (*s++ == *t++)
> ;
> is not well set up to compare two arrays.
Actually, sentinels are among the fastest ways to do a linear search
without wasting noticeable extra space.
> Statement (b) is suspicious, rare, and useless.
You are exaggerating.
---Dan
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