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On 26/07/2022 18:31, John McCabe wrote:

> 1. arrays
> 2. enums
> 3. (both of the above when used together :-))
> 4. symbols - overuse, duplication, inconsistency
> 5. implicit stuff
> 6. pretend strong typing
> 7. forcing developers to deal manually with numeric values that don't fit into an n-byte range, where n is a whole number

Oh and, no surprise to me at all...

8. They included pointers with . and ->