Re: [Qemu-devel] [7234] Use a more natural order

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 06:29:47PM +0000, Blue Swirl wrote:
> Revision: 7234
>           http://svn.sv.gnu.org/viewvc/?view=rev&root=qemu&revision=7234
> Author:   blueswir1
> Date:     2009-04-23 18:29:47 +0000 (Thu, 23 Apr 2009)
> Log Message:
> -----------
> Use a more natural order

It may be more natural, but it is also less safe.

After all

if (0 = x) {

fails compile, while

if (x = 0) {

compiles silently even when you didn't mean that.

Some people also think month/day/year is more natural as a date format,
but it is confusing and impractical to actually use.

-- 
Len Sorensen