... but doing something for the sake of the standard where it saves me a bit of effort to do it in another way that works just as well is retarded.
Makes sense. Let's use this attitude elsewhere in life. Gee, stopping for that red light ahead is just an arbitrary rule some committee came up with. Going through the light in and of itself won't be a problem, the light can't hurt, and I won't have to step on the brake. Stepping on the brake for the sake of a light is retarded.
And yes jephthah, Microsoft did it. Look at how many non-standard things Microsoft does and gets away with.
And look how many fixes they have to make every month because they cut corners and don't follow standards. Can you name another major OS that crashes as often as Windows? Maybe
int main() does make a difference you're unaware of....
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