On: The case for a modern language

[PaulDavisThe1st]

strto*() is the wrong API to use if you care about errors.

  char* forty_two = 42;
  int i;
  if (sscanf (forty_two, "%d", &i) != 1) {
      /* error */
  }

Sometimes, there's more than one way to skin a cat, and one of them is more suited to the task at hand.

[JulianMorrison → PaulDavisThe1st]

Now what happens if you pass it a string without a null byte terminator?

[PaulDavisThe1st → JulianMorrison]

I made no claim that using sscanf instead of strto* fixes all the issues with C string represenation.