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From: Richard Rensman <rensman AT fys DOT ruu DOT nl>
Subject: Re: Functions in struct's... possible?  How?
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Erik Max Francis wrote:
> The original question was, "How do I do X in language Y?"  The answer to
> the question is never "Use language Z."

Maybe not on comp.lang.c.

Answering "If you're going to do X often with language Y you might
consider using language Z" is perfectly valid here on
comp.os.msdos.djgpp, however. This is not a C language forum, and djgpp
is not merely a C compiler. 

If asked "How do I write a keyboard handler in C", replying "It might be
easier to write it in asm and link it in" is perfectly valid. It is not
the *only* answer, but it is equally valid in that it solves the problem
at hand.

It is however inappropriate to say "Use Watcom C/C++" if a question is
posted on "How do I do X in language Y" here, unless the problem
absolutely cannot be solved without Watcom. 

If you find yourself using C++ concepts in C more and more often it
might not be a bad idea to switch languages. If you find yourself
stuffing structs with function pointers and copy-pasting portions of
them to form new, different structs, it is not a bad idea to pick up a
book on C++ and learn about classes and inheritance. That is advice that
is never wasted.