Re: IEEE libraries, lists v.s. tables

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From: Chris Gray
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 1988 16:51

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In article <2627@sugar.uu.net> peter@sugar.uu.net (Peter da Silva) writes:

>What would it cost to use a bunch of static tables for things like file
>handles and libraries. Things that could be tracked. All these pointers
>flying around are pretty dangerous...

It costs flexibility and capability. Programmers should strive hard to not
build any fixed limits into their programs. This is most important in the
case of the operating system, which can't so easily be upgraded.

There have been days when I felt like murdering someone for putting a fixed
table of file descriptors into UNIX. Even CP/M didn't have that limit!!

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From: cg@myrias.UUCP (Chris Gray)
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Subject: Re: IEEE libraries, lists v.s. tables
Summary: NO FIXED SIZE TABLES!!!!
Keywords: IEEE library opencount
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Date: 15 Sep 88 16:51:01 GMT
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