problems/risks due to programming language

[Tom Thackrey]

In article <1990Mar4.005122.14121 at utzoo.uucp> henry at utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) writes:
 >I should have drawn slightly finer distinctions here.  Programming novices
 >should avoid C, period.  Experienced programmers who are C novices should
 >use C cautiously and avoid using it for production software, if possible,
 >until they're used to it.  Incompetents should go somewhere where their
 >lack of talent will not be noticed, e.g. the local DoD contractor. :-)
 >(It's no accident that one big push for languages that try to legislate
 >competence comes from DoD...)
Why is it necessary to slander some group or another to make a point?
BTW If they didn't notice why would they push ...?

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