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- From: ark@research.att.com (Andrew Koenig)
- Subject: Re: C/C++ knocks the crap out of Ada
- Message-ID: <DnyCz1.A1n@research.att.com>
- Organization: AT&T Research, Murray Hill NJ
- References: <4h5hgj$vpd@tomquartz.niestu.com> <4h7jskINNnph@anvil.ugrad.cs.ubc.ca> <313EDF38.61C1@lfwc.lockheed.com>
- Date: Fri, 8 Mar 1996 14:16:13 GMT
-
- In article <313EDF38.61C1@lfwc.lockheed.com> Ken Garlington <GarlingtonKE@lfwc.lockheed.com> writes:
-
- > Kazimir Kylheku wrote:
-
- > > This is false. There are compilers which offer range checking. In a situation
- > > where safety-critical software is designed, such a compiler should be used.
-
- > I thought you were arguing the merits of two languages. Does the C _language_
- > standard define the syntax and sematics of built-in range checking?
-
- Yes and no. It defines what a range error is, then leaves it up to the
- implementation to check for it or not. Most, but not all, C implementations
- don't bother to check, partly because checking is expensive at run time.
- --
- --Andrew Koenig
- ark@research.att.com
-