March 26th, 2004, 12:16 AM
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Re: Best (CD Bootable?) Linux Distro for Dominions?
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Originally posted by Gandalf Parker:
It was something about the windows compiler not doing math formulas in quite the same order as generic open OS compilers.
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Which is of course why (in C/C++ especially) explicit grouping (via parenthesises) is your friend. Makes it easier for the human programmer to know exactly what the code is going to do, and makes it harder for evil compilers to find wriggle room to twist the programmer's intent. 
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