Re: Relationship between C and C++

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From: Nick Rothwell
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 1990 14:57

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In article <6515@eos.UUCP>, woody@eos (Wayne Wood) writes:
>C is like a loaded gun... it is only dangerous if the person using it does not
>know what they are doing.

Please answer me ONE question:

What is this wonderful "power" which C is giving me, which requires
me to live with all the pitfalls?

		Nick.
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Nick Rothwell,	Laboratory for Foundations of Computer Science, Edinburgh.
		nick@lfcs.ed.ac.uk    <Atlantic Ocean>!mcsun!ukc!lfcs!nick
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      A prop?   ...or wings?      A prop?   ...or wings?      A prop?

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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcsun!ukc!edcastle!lfcs!nick
From: nick@lfcs.ed.ac.uk (Nick Rothwell)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc
Subject: Re: Relationship between C and C++
Message-ID: <2944@castle.ed.ac.uk>
Date: 20 Mar 90 14:57:30 GMT
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