Re: Report on defect in M2 vs C (Was Modula-2, Modula-3, C or C++)

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From: Robert Dewar
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 1995 14:37

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The life jacket metaphor for run time checks is attributable to D. Knuth
as far as I know.

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From: dewar@cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar)
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Subject: Re: Report on defect in M2 vs C (Was Modula-2, Modula-3, C or C++)
Date: 10 Oct 1995 10:37:11 -0400
Organization: Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
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