> > typedef struct { ... } String

> I avoid doing this. Just use `struct string { ... };'. It makes it clear what you're handling.

Well then imagine if Gtk made you write `struct GtkLabel`, etc. and you saw hundreds of `struct` on the screen taking up space in heavy UI code. Sometimes abstractions are worthwhile.

The main thing I dislike about typedefs is that you can't forward declare them.

If I know for sure I'm never going to need to do that then OK.