From: tristan.wibberley+netnews2@alumni.manchester.ac.uk

On 28/01/2026 17:54, Tim Rentsch wrote:
> Keith Thompson  writes:
>
>> Tim Rentsch  writes:

>> In my opinion, keeping a function's definition and declarations
>> consistent is absolutely worth it, even if the language might not
>> require it.
>
> Without some sort of accompanying rationale, this unadorned
> statement of opinion conveys no useful information.

That's an ironically appropriate use of "this". If you'd said "that" it
wouldn't have been true.


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