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		mav3rick on Dec 17, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Getting started with C There should only be one way to succeed. Returning 0 for success makes complete sense. You can add layers of macros or enums to sugar coat this but retuning 0 for the success case makes complete sense

bitwize on Dec 17, 2020 [–]

Yes, but if you use "magic constants" in your code, you will flunk code review in any halfway competent shop.

Always use the constant symbols.

piker on Dec 17, 2020 | | [–]

Flunked for returning 0 from main() in C? Not sure that's a competent shop.

mav3rick on Dec 17, 2020 | | [–]

Have you seen any syscall implementation?

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