in defense of C

[dan at rna.UUCP]

Hi,
	When debugging programs compiled by C compilers which subroutine
returns branch to a single machine language return instruction, you can
then always catch the C function as it is returning with a single breakpoint.
This is a "feature" that I often use in debugging C subroutines.
	Also, "over"-optimization of C in the kernel and similar real-time and
interrupt handling situations can really mess you up - probably the fault of
C's definition (or lack of appropriate constructs).

						Cheers,
						Dan Ts'o
						...cmcl2!rna!dan