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Title: Rec. 03. Expressions (EXP)  
Author: Barbara White Mar 05, 2015
Last Changed by: David Svoboda Aug 06, 2025
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    Page: EXP00-C. Use parentheses for precedence of operation
    Page: EXP02-C. Be aware of the short-circuit behavior of the logical AND and OR operators
    Page: EXP03-C. Do not assume the size of a structure is the sum of the sizes of its members
    Page: EXP05-C. Do not cast away a const qualification
    Page: EXP07-C. Do not diminish the benefits of constants by assuming their values in expressions
    Page: EXP08-C. Ensure pointer arithmetic is used correctly
    Page: EXP09-C. Use sizeof to determine the size of a type or variable
    Page: EXP10-C. Do not depend on the order of evaluation of subexpressions or the order in which side effects take place
    Page: EXP11-C. Do not make assumptions regarding the layout of structures with bit-fields
    Page: EXP12-C. Do not ignore values returned by functions
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