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>> Previous function example speicifes a return type, why doesn't this one?

> Because the function doesn't return anything (e.g. is void), I guess.

Have another look at it. Does "add" look to you in this context at all like a function that returns void?

printf("1 + 2 = %d\n", add(1, 2))



And now I feel very dumb.

You were right :/ It's all fixed now, thanks a lot for reporting.

(At first I thought that you thought that return type specification was non-optional, e.g. that it lacked "-> Void")

About the other issues: are you really bothered by them? (e.g. the familiarity of the writing, etc.) I thought it'd be less boring, but I didn't mean it to annoying.

EDIT: fixed the "strange little dots" and "compiler is your friend" parts.


Striking the right tone is hard, and you can't please everyone. Personally, I like a slightly conversational tone, but it's easy to got to far with it, and it just becomes a waste of words. You're writing to please the reader, not the writer ( see http://news.ycombinator.org/item?id=875094 ).

E.g. "Foreaches. Foreaches is like.. a regular For that gave up alcohol, decided to shave daily, and bought a new suit. It's prettier, and more effective. "

I've been programming in C# for years, I know foreach. It's a workhorse feature that I use daily. There are similar constructs in Ruby and PHP and others.


I think your writing was fine! I like seeing some style with programming talk :D




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