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Jan 8, 2025 · Fundamentals

Unlock Advanced C Tricks: Designated Initializers, Macro Lists, and Compile‑time Assertions

This article explains how to use C99 designated initializers for arrays, structs, and unions, demonstrates macro‑list techniques for generating enums and accessor functions, and shows how to implement compile‑time assertions with clever use of the preprocessor, providing practical code examples for each technique.