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

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From: Michael Feldman
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 1995 21:25

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In article <461qec$a50@rational.rational.com>,
Bob Kitzberger <rlk@pelton> wrote:

[snip]

>Get the software working right, and then remove the checks if you
>must!  What's so bloody controversial about that? 

>Are any other engineering professions so flippant about safety
>and reliability?

Not that I know of. At the risk of starting another flamewar, I really
don't think software engineering is ready to be called an engnieering
profession. There are pockets of real progress, but I think I'm correct
on the average.

Mike Feldman

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Subject: Re: Report on defect in M2 vs C (Was Modula-2, Modula-3, C or C++)
Date: 18 Oct 1995 17:25:05 -0400
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