problems/risks due to programming language, stories requ

[Charles Hannum]

In article <1306 at mindlink.UUCP>, a563 at mindlink.UUCP (Dave Kirsch) says:
>
>switch (i) {
>  case 2 :  /* Add 2 to j */
>    j++;
>  case 1 :  /* Add 1 to j */
>    j++;
>  case 0 :  /* Print j out */
>    printf("%d\n", j);
>    break;
>  default :
>    printf("Illegal value in switch.\n");
>    abort();
>}

Why not this:

  if (i>2)
  {
      printf("Illegal value (dumbo!)\n");
      abort();
  }
  else printf("%d\n",j+=i);

Looks a little simpler to me ...


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