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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <assert.h>
#include "clog.h"

// Q: Why not use #define instead of typedef?
// A: typedef is known by the compiler.  #define is only known by the preprocessor?
//
// Q: Why does that matter?
// A: Better error messages from the compiler.

typedef    int  WholeNumber;
//      │  └┬┘  └────┬────┘
//      │  type  identifier
//      └───────┬───────────┘
//    looks like a declaration of a variable

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
    
    WholeNumber a = 5;  // single-letter variables for coding examples are okay by CQS.
    log_int(a);
    printf("a == %d\n", a);

    int b = a + 2;
    log_int(b);

    WholeNumber c = b * 3;
    log_int(c);

    WholeNumber s = "abstract camel skin";

    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

/*
typedef_2.c: In function ‘main’:
typedef_2.c:31:18: warning: initialization of ‘WholeNumber’ {aka ‘int’} from ‘char *’ makes integer from pointer without a cast [-Wint-conversion]
  WholeNumber s = "abstract camel skin";
                  ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
a == 5
a == 5
b == 7
c == 21
*/
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