Re: Check the Arg Count

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From: Adam Quantrill
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 1987 13:38

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In article <745@drivax.UUCP> holloway@drivax.UUCP (Bruce Holloway) writes:
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>Pascal puts in a lot of code for array overruns, etc., that are unnecessary for
>a well-designed program. You could turn all this off on the Pascal I learned
>on, which made it tolerable. But I don't want anything in the program I didn't
>put there -- if I'd wanted subscript checking, I would have added it.

Turning off compiler checking after the program is debugged is like 
throwing away your lifeboats after the maiden voyage.

	-Adam.

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From: adam@gec-mi-at.co.uk (Adam Quantrill)
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Subject: Re: Check the Arg Count
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Date: Thu, 15-Jan-87 08:38:20 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 15 08:38:20 1987
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