Re: Arithmetic overflow checking
On 7/16/2011 11:00 AM, lewbloch wrote:
"MikeP" wrote:
Patricia Shanahan wrote:
MikeP wrote:
Patricia Shanahan wrote:
MikeP wrote:
Patricia Shanahan wrote:
Write the application in Ada.
But C# is very Java-like and has "checked" and also the
compiler-level equivalent, so C# would be the better alternative.
(And yes, I do know you were just kidding about Ada).
No, I was not really joking, though I did not attempt to find all
the languages that would meet the stated requirement.
Don't look now, but if you weren't joking, then you recommended Ada
to a Java programmer! Oh my.
Huh? Java, like any healthy programming language, is a tool, not a
religion.
Just like a dentist's drill and an oil well [sic] drill are tools?
Yes, exactly. Both of those are tools, and neither of those are
religions.
And it would be just as pointless to complain about the dental drill
taking too long to drill a thousand foot well as to complain about the
oil well drill being too big to fit in a patient's mouth. It's much
better to look at the job and pick the tool that is most suitable for it.
Patricia
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