Programming language failings [was Re: strangest systems I've sent email from]

[Diane Bruce]

On Fri, Apr 29, 2016 at 01:36:29PM -0700, Al Kossow wrote:
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> On 4/29/16 1:34 PM, ben wrote:
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> >> The problem is that C doesn't just allow you to do stupid things, it's
> >> actively encouraged. C doesn't just let you aim at your foot, it
> >> defaults to aiming at your foot.
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> > I like C for the most part, what you see is what you get.
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> Apparently you've never been burned by the way it handles bit fields.

bit fields is another part of C that should be removed ;)

It seemed like a good idea when we started ;)

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