The wonders of C

Norman Diamond ndiamond at watdaisy.UUCP
Tue Apr 9 03:58:29 AEST 1985


> Thank Goodness for PASCAL, in which it is Impossible to write an incorrect
> program!  And remember, with each copy of the PASCAL Report you buy, you
> also get a shareholder certificate for the Brooklyn Bridge!

If the compiler catches 90% of my typos instead of 50%, because 90% instead
of 50% result in compile-time errors, then I save a lot of time on those
searches for little irritating bugs.  At least, bigger bugs aren't as
irritating (as well as being less frequent).
-- 

   Norman Diamond

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