Simple Defer in C: Practical Implementations

2025-01-06

This blog post explores practical ways to implement a `defer` keyword in C, enabling automatic cleanup actions (like memory deallocation or mutex unlocking) after a code block. The author first explains the purpose of `defer`, then demonstrates implementations using GCC extensions and C++ features. Finally, a new syntax proposal is presented to simplify `defer`'s implementation and usage, significantly improving C code readability and safety.

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