no really it was there in the original K&R "The C Programming_Language" in 1978
(text can be found on line)
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I thought I remembered that from my first 'C' class in college, circa 1983.
wow thanks
You didn't highlight but it goes on to say
Most C programs rely on these properties.
which given what ppl were up to with C at that time was probably not hyperbole.
I know they are exploited in many programs and sketches I take responsibility for. Maybe not quite most, but a few personal idioms use it around finite state machinery, so.
a7
yes it was "heavily" used then and still is 
What I came across googling on this matter and had not considered is the idea that if a language specification does not pick a side, that is to say make clear that there will, or will not, be short circuiting, you end up with "the worst of both worlds".
Like an unrelated observation I heard for the first time a few days ago about how during the partial phases of a solar eclipse shadows get sharper because the sunlight is coming from a smaller and smaller area of the photosphere.
8 April 2024, get there, be there. Nothing compares to standing in the shadow of the Moon and looking straight into where the Sun should be.
a7
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