Arkadiy Vertleyb wrote:
As I mentioned before, I don't think either way is perfect, and I don't even know which one I like more. However, I would like to make a couple of points, FWIW:
"Paul Mensonides" <pmenso57@comcast.net> wrote
Except that in this case (the expression of a library feature), you're
severly
underestimating a sound principle by letting it be outweighed by the
possibility
of extra semicolons (which is quite possibly the easiest bug to fix of all
time)
I also think that extra semicolons is not a major problem, even if only because most users (about 99%, I think) don't really care about portability.
To me the whole portability discussion is missing one crucial point. Portability is not only about being able to easily fix errors. It's also about teams/people on different platforms working together. You really don't want them to break each others code regularly, because this has a tendency to create bad feelings. Things that are non-diagnosable on one of the platforms make this really hard. Just my 2ct Thomas