C's syntax (was Re: Python Formatted C Converter (PfCC))

[Daniel Berlin]

Erik Max Francis <max at alcyone.com> writes:

> Rainer Deyke wrote:
> 
> > int (*a)[5], *(b[5]);
> > 
> > It looks like 'a' is an array of pointers and 'b' is a pointer to an
> > array,
> > but the opposite is the case.
> 
> Makes perfect sense, if you that you read C declarations from the inside
> out.
> 
> C is not a trivial language, so the rules are not trivial.  If you have
> sloppy thinking or are not familiar with the details of the language,
> you will get yourself into trouble with a non-trivial language.  But
> then that's true of a trivial language as well.

Sloppy thinking?
You mean, sorta like how

"hello"[4] == 4["hello"] ?

That kind of sloppy thinking?

Or is that a feature?

--Dan