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From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>
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Subject: Re: enum considered bad ?
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> I've noticed that "enum" is hardly ever used in C programs, is this
> because people consider it a bad idea or because they havn't really
> got the swing of it ?

I use it all the time for state machines in C, and I find it makes the
code easier to understand.  It's also a necessary evil in C++ for doing
'hidden' constants.


Nate