On 7/22/25 13:51, juan via agora-discussion wrote: > Janet Cobb via agora-business [2025-07-22 12:57]: >> So, there's a couple issues here. > I think you convinced me of almost all points. However, I'd dispute this: > >> First, the latest version of the C standard is C23 (ISO/IEC >> 9299:2024). You can purchase this from ANSI [0], so it's not clear >> what "the ANSI standard" means. > I think it's common to talk about C89 as being “ANSI C”. At least > Wikipedia says so: “Historically, the names [ANSI C, ISO C, and Standard > C] referred specifically to the original and best-supported version of > the standard (known as C89 or C90).” > > Pedantically, sure, other ISO standards for C have been adopted by ANSI, > but I don't think people actually understand the term like that. I'm > probably wrong, though. > > Anyway, this is all irrelevant and the votes probably don't stand. >
No, I'd agree that "ANSI C" means C89, and that's what I understood it to mean. I was just trying to mention any possible ambiguity in case it was relevant; you're right that I probably overstated it. -- Janet Cobb Assessor, Rulekeepor
