[sdiy] Programming Language Recommendation

[Spiros Makris]

Tom,
You can include code in .h files. If you just need 200 lines of code for a
utility library or class there's no need for a .c file as far as I
understand.
If you divide your code in .h and .c files you can have an easier to handle
structure for your programme/library, as well as be able to easily change
the implementation of a given function without changing the rest of the
program.
So it *is usually *avoidable in C as well, but I would argue it is
desirable, especially in larger programmes. I've had applications where a
single .h file was supplemented by 3-4 .c files, each containing the
functions that had some common functionality. Navigating 100-300 lines at a
time feels a lot less confusing than having to scroll through 1500 lines to
find what you need.



On Mon, Dec 7, 2020 at 6:50 PM Tom Wiltshire <tom at electricdruid.net> wrote:

> It’d be mine too if it wasn’t for the .h header files. They’re just
> irritating and means it usually takes two files to do the job of one file.
>
> No other language I’ve used felt the need to have such a thing, so I don’t
> see why it should somehow be unavoidable in C.
>
>
> On 7 Dec 2020, at 16:28, Michael E Caloroso <mec.forumreader at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> C is still my favorite language.
>
>
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