From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <536d93713f9b4b3342371dc409ee1545@9netics.com> To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Subject: Re: [9fans] Function args not checked Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 09:30:00 -0700 From: Skip Tavakkolian <9nut@9netics.com> In-Reply-To: <00E03F87-8A6C-4DA6-8E7D-1800D4D27157@telus.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Topicbox-Message-UUID: 382e5452-ead1-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 >> Prototypes are not documentation. > > Absolutely. But they have a better chance of reflecting reality. > > Not everyone is blessed to work on good code bases. Until then, I'll > keep "documenting" my prototypes with good names. variable naming conventions are not enforced by the compiler; they could be misleading. why not use an ide - e.g. eclipse is available for many platforms - or just document the code. using cweb will exhibit your STRONG commitment to good documentation :)