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>From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] 
>Sent: 15 February 2005 15:24
>To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
>Subject: Re: [PIC] Bug in Microchip mcc18 std library?
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>Michael Rigby-Jones wrote:
>> A HHL is only as good as the programmer using it.  It's 
>quite possible 
>> to write completely unmaintainable garbage in Pascal just as you can 
>> in C or virtualy any language.
>
>True, but C enforces no discipline and makes it much more 
>likely.  Really good programmers will write good code in any 
>language.  However, most programmers are surprisingly sloppy.  
>It's always amazed my how 99% of all code is poorly written.
>
>Even good programmers make honest mistakes and typos.  You 
>want the language such that most simple errors cause illegal 
>syntax, not silently substitute unexpected behaviour.  I 
>wonder how many millions of dollars have been lost due to IF 
>(I = 1) being written when IF (I == 1) was really intended.  
>There is a very real and large cost to C that nobody seems to 
>notice anymore.

That particular example wouldn't be silent however.  Every compiler I
have ever used will emit a warning if you try to do that, and when
dealing with constant comparisons it can be eliminated by reversing the
arguments e.g. if( 1 == I ).  I understand your point, C gives you a
nice long rope with which to hang yourself.  That same rope is very
handy when used properly though.

Mike

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