Programming errors can be as small and subtle as an off-by-one error in a loop, or as large as a flaw in the implementation or design of an important algorithm. What should our code do when it runs into this type of error? In most cases, we shouldn’t be afraid just to make our program abort.
Tag: C
Wrapping Multiline Macros in C With Do/While
This blog post describes logical errors that can occur with multiline macros in C programming, and demonstrates how to resolve them directly in the definition of the macro itself. After reading this post, you should understand why wrapping multiline C macros with a “do/while” statement is a best practice to avoid these logical errors.