Re: Modula-2, Modula-3, C or C++

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From: Marc E. Fiuczynski
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 1995 23:14

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rodney@bcsaic.boeing.com (Rodney M. Bates) wrote:
>  There is also a paper titled
>"Modula-2 is three times less error-prone than C", or something
>similar.  I haven't been able to find it either.

Thanks for pointing this out.  I was able to find it using our online library.

Griffiths, L., Modula-2 three times less error prone than C.", Second Int. 
Modula-2 Conference.  Modula-2 and Beyond. Loughborough, UK, pp. 332-8. 11-13 
Sept. 1991. 

Abstract:  The author accounted for all errors mde by some C programmers, 
coding in C and for each error asked 'what would have happened in Modula-2?'.  
Most of the errors which needed debugging would not have needed debugging in 
Modula-2.  He then did it the other way round.  No error which needed debugging 
in Modula-2 would have been detected more easily in C. Writing in C caused 
three times more errors which need debugging.

Now I just have to get the actual paper.

Thanks for pointing this paper out.

Marc

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