It's totally true, using sizeof like a function is one of my pet peeves. Even the kernel people do it but it's WRONG and you are right.

But ACSHUALLY, how you write allocation is like this

    #define sane_alloc(type, count) ((type *) malloc(sizeof (type) * (count)))

    game->boardPieces = sane_alloc(BoardPiece, row * column);

The kernel people seem to finally have figured out this one in 2026.

▲ DonHopkins 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Nothing is sane in a language that lets you say 4["Foo!"]

Array indexing in C is just pointer arithmetic wearing Groucho Marx Glasses.

C combines the flexibility and power of assembly language with the user-friendliness of assembly language.

	▲	jstimpfle 11 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		> Nothing is sane in a language that lets you say 4["Foo!"] I just had a look at your HN profile page and was struck by the irony of seeing your Forth vs Lisp vs Postscript code examples there. Now consider that I've never written code like 4["Foo!"], even though I know it's possible, but in other languages you constantly have to do mental gymnastics to get any real work done, and those are allegedly so much saner !???