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Article #252Re: Safe coding practices (was Re: Bug in users command)
From: Steven Ryan
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 1991 02:13
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 1991 02:13
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>No, of course that's not what I mean. It checks for overflow, tells
>you that it needs to be recompiled on overflow, and aborts on
>overflow. Why is that so hard to understand? Complete source is
Recompile what? Is the source always available? Is the build process
properly documented and all build files available? Is the routine
coded so that Joe Average can fix, recompile, and continue in five
minutes? Do you what Joe Average is going to think of you afterwards?
Do you think he'll be eager to run anything else with your name on
it?
Why is it difficult for so-called programmers to avoid arbitrary limits?
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...!uunet!ingr!apd!smryan Steven Ryan
...!{apple|pyramid}!garth!smryan 2400 Geng Road, Palo Alto, CA
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