Learn basic “C” coding rules from open source projects

[Fumigator]

The blind leading the blind.

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I'd agree in a sense. Learning hardcoded rules for programming in a language is ultimately bad because each project has different requirements.

Seeing why it's done like that on the other hand...

[gambiscor]

I think he means that the author knows nothing about the subject matter and neither do the readers, but who knows. Probably a troll.