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01/12/05 22:57
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 		 #84891 - Bloat or bugs
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Steve M. Taylor said:
Seriously,I think it might well be. I don't think the neverending buffer overrun exploits would happen if the OS were written in a more tightly constrained language for a start.


One thing is bloat and another thing is poorly written code that doesn't constrain itself. Pascal may have helped Microsoft avoid buffer overrun exploits but I'm not convinced it would have made any difference when it comes to bloat.

Regards,
Craig Steiner


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simple serial programs examples            01/01/70 00:00      
   Hello, World            01/01/70 00:00      
      Well, yes but            01/01/70 00:00      
         very basic            01/01/70 00:00      
            My point            01/01/70 00:00      
               basic            01/01/70 00:00      
                  but...            01/01/70 00:00      
         Dear oh dear            01/01/70 00:00      
            Impossible!            01/01/70 00:00      
               Avoiding mistakes            01/01/70 00:00      
                  'C' - the sloppy programmers choice            01/01/70 00:00      
                     bloatware in Pascal, too!            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Go on then....            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Horrible C            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Horrible programmer            01/01/70 00:00      
                           If that's you...            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Author, not the language            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Caveat            01/01/70 00:00      
                        language wars            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Bloat or bugs            01/01/70 00:00      
                        singer, not the song            01/01/70 00:00      
                           verbosit/clarity            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Poor, deluded hackers...            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Commented! :-)            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 re commented            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Comments good and evil            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    comments            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    A quote from some wise people            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       Good but...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          why...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             Very true            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                been there, done that            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Correct comments :-)            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       fishing in Minnesota            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 Author, not the language            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    bounds checks, error testing, comments            01/01/70 00:00      

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