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

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From: W. Wesley Groleau
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 19:32

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bobduff@world.std.com (Robert A Duff) wrote:
... somebody designs an airplane, I'm sure they analyze the
>benefits of more orange-box-stuff, against the costs.  Likewise, people
>who design computer programs should weigh the benefits of leaving checks
>on against the run-time costs, rather than taking a fanatical attitude
>that "all checks should always be on under all cirumstances".

True.  Neither should they take a fanatical attitude that "Ada-like
run-time checks cause an Ada-like performance problem and should not be 
used under any circumstances."

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