while (a=b()) ...

[Nathan Clegg]

Just because the language allows it doesn't mean you have to program it
that way.  You could just as easily:

fd = fopen("whatever", modus);
if (fd == NULL) {
  ...

which is just as clean as python.  A little self-restraint should always
be preferrable over new mandates.  Yer talkin' prohibition to stop drunk
driving.

> I havn't any problems with that. Ok it makes C so terse and it's nice
> just to write some stuff but I completly dislike the following.
> 
> 
> if ((fd = fopen("whatever", modus)) == NULL))
>       /* here is error handling */



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