Date:	Sun, 5 Mar 2000 06:53:29 +0600 (LKT)
From:	Kalum Somaratna aka Grendel <evilgrendel AT gmx DOT net>
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Subject:	Re: C++, what is it (Was: Re: Fastest bitblt?)
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On Sun, 5 Mar 2000, Gautier wrote:

> Kalum Somaratna aka Grendel wrote:
> 
> > You are correct Damien, but what I really want to comment about was that
> > c++ is used more often to add things like array bounds checking, non zero
> > based arrays, which should have been part of the original language, rather
> > than using c++ to extend and design better programs..
> 
> > If you consider null terminated strings for example in C, I bet that this
> > simple "feature" is the root cause for hundreds of errors in existing
> > programs.
> 
> Don't dream too loud of these original Ada features! After all the whole time
> spent debugging null-terminated strings is a good thing for employement in CS
> area.

Yeah it sure is good from a programmers perspective (you never will go
hungry as long as C has this feature ;-) ), but it sure as h**l isn't
funny when you are a user and your program GPF's due to some programmer
making a common mistake in not thinking about the null terminated part of
the string.

BTW I find that all programmers no matter whatever there skill level maybe
are prone to this kind of error. I for one have made unwitting mistakes
because of this null termination buisness and I'm sure there are many
others out there whom this has happened to at least once..


Grendel

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