From: John English <je@brighton.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: IBM Acquires Rational Ada
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 10:07:53 +0000
Date: 2002-12-12T10:07:23+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3DF85FF9.49047A8F@brighton.ac.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 8db3d6c8.0212111251.1ecca62e@po <wccel8of8dv.fsf@shell01.TheWorld.com
Robert A Duff wrote:
>
> Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen) writes:
>
> > In article <1039642856.867910@master.nyc.kbcfp.com>, Hyman Rosen <hyrosen@mail.com> writes:
> > > C and C++ freely interconvert the fundamental arithmetic
> > > types. If you would like to construe that as accepting
> > > garbage, you are free to do so. I don't find it a very
> > > compelling argument.
> >
> > Whether one construes that as accepting garbage depends on one's
> > attitude toward computing, and potentially one's problem domain.
>
> Heh? In what problem domain is it beneficial to have *implicit* type
> conversions that lose information?
The domain of "keeping programmers in jobs, fixing their bugs" :-)
-----------------------------------------------------------------
John English | mailto:je@brighton.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer | http://www.it.bton.ac.uk/staff/je
Dept. of Computing | ** NON-PROFIT CD FOR CS STUDENTS **
University of Brighton | -- see http://burks.bton.ac.uk
-----------------------------------------------------------------
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-12-12 10:07 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 182+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-12-07 2:47 IBM Acquires Rational Ada Richard Riehle
2002-12-07 8:24 ` achrist
2002-12-08 1:46 ` Richard Riehle
2002-12-08 14:45 ` Steven Deller
2002-12-08 20:20 ` Richard Riehle
2002-12-09 14:26 ` Wes Groleau
2002-12-11 18:25 ` achrist
2002-12-11 19:29 ` Martin Dowie
2002-12-22 2:07 ` faust
2002-12-21 18:08 ` faust
2002-12-08 17:18 ` steve_H
2002-12-08 20:11 ` Steven Deller
2002-12-09 14:24 ` Wes Groleau
2002-12-09 15:23 ` John McCabe
2002-12-09 16:55 ` Wes Groleau
2002-12-08 23:31 ` Christopher Browne
2002-12-09 10:30 ` John McCabe
2002-12-09 14:11 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-12-09 14:32 ` Pat Rogers
2002-12-09 15:42 ` Simon Wright
2002-12-12 14:41 ` Alvery Grazebrook
2002-12-12 21:13 ` Martin Dowie
2002-12-16 13:24 ` UML to Ada Mapping Alvery Grazebrook
2002-12-17 8:27 ` IBM Acquires Rational Ada Simon Wright
2002-12-10 22:43 ` Andreas Almroth
2002-12-09 13:09 ` Marin David Condic
2002-12-09 22:45 ` steve_H
2002-12-10 13:50 ` Marin David Condic
2002-12-10 17:47 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2002-12-10 20:21 ` Wes Groleau
2002-12-10 22:05 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2002-12-11 2:50 ` steve_H
2002-12-11 8:51 ` OT: Word processing (was: Re: IBM Acquires Rational Ada) Anders Wirzenius
2002-12-11 13:45 ` IBM Acquires Rational Ada Marin David Condic
2002-12-11 14:46 ` Wes Groleau
2002-12-12 13:07 ` Marin David Condic
2002-12-12 18:19 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2002-12-12 19:12 ` Wes Groleau
2002-12-13 12:25 ` Marin David Condic
2002-12-13 17:41 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2002-12-13 18:20 ` Wes Groleau
2002-12-13 21:49 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
[not found] ` <KIkL9.2260$c6.2599@bos-service2.ext.raytheon.com>
2002-12-16 18:12 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2002-12-17 21:25 ` Wes Groleau
2002-12-16 18:54 ` John R. Strohm
2002-12-16 22:23 ` Randy Brukardt
2002-12-17 14:47 ` Marin David Condic
2002-12-17 20:17 ` Randy Brukardt
2002-12-16 10:11 ` calenday (was " Peter Hermann
2002-12-16 18:38 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2002-12-16 19:04 ` Bill Findlay
2002-12-16 20:25 ` David C. Hoos
2002-12-16 20:37 ` Bill Findlay
2002-12-16 21:41 ` David C. Hoos
2002-12-16 22:11 ` Bill Findlay
2002-12-17 15:47 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2002-12-17 16:26 ` Peter Hermann
2002-12-17 16:37 ` Bill Findlay
2002-12-16 22:32 ` tmoran
2002-12-16 22:21 ` Hyman Rosen
2002-12-17 8:07 ` Simon Wright
2002-12-19 12:23 ` Frank Piron
2002-12-19 12:33 ` Karel Miklav
2002-12-19 13:24 ` Marin David Condic
2002-12-17 14:46 ` Robert A Duff
2002-12-17 19:08 ` tmoran
2002-12-17 19:15 ` Bill Findlay
2002-12-17 20:00 ` Hyman Rosen
2002-12-17 19:48 ` Larry Kilgallen
2002-12-17 20:08 ` David C. Hoos
2002-12-17 20:52 ` Dennis Lee Bieber
2002-12-17 21:43 ` Steven Murdoch
2002-12-17 16:39 ` Robert A Duff
[not found] ` <atk8s0$7dm$1@news.uni <wccn0n4oazy.fsf@shell01.TheWorld.com>
2002-12-18 13:20 ` Marin David Condic
2002-12-18 15:17 ` Robert A Duff
2002-12-18 17:58 ` Marin David Condic
2002-12-19 8:48 ` tmoran
2002-12-19 13:18 ` Marin David Condic
2002-12-19 20:46 ` Randy Brukardt
2002-12-20 12:23 ` Larry Kilgallen
2002-12-20 21:35 ` Randy Brukardt
2002-12-20 13:15 ` Marin David Condic
2002-12-20 12:19 ` Larry Kilgallen
2002-12-21 15:48 ` Marin David Condic
2002-12-21 14:54 ` Larry Kilgallen
2002-12-20 18:49 ` Hyman Rosen
2002-12-20 19:48 ` Frank J. Lhota
2002-12-20 21:29 ` Randy Brukardt
2002-12-23 2:05 ` AG
2002-12-27 20:43 ` Randy Brukardt
2002-12-21 15:59 ` Marin David Condic
2002-12-20 21:49 ` Randy Brukardt
2002-12-18 18:57 ` Robert A Duff
[not found] ` <atk8s0$7dm$1@news.uni <wcc4r9b40ka.fsf@shell01.TheWorld.com>
2002-12-18 19:16 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2002-12-18 22:03 ` Randy Brukardt
2002-12-18 22:00 ` Randy Brukardt
2002-12-18 22:39 ` Robert A Duff
2002-12-19 2:41 ` Marin David Condic
2002-12-19 11:47 ` Larry Kilgallen
2002-12-13 14:18 ` Larry Kilgallen
2002-12-13 17:07 ` Larry Kilgallen
[not found] ` <ata1n7$g5g$1@slb4.atlOrganization: LJK Software <uaDr7xp1zlGD@eisner.encompasserve.org>
2002-12-13 21:52 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2002-12-14 14:01 ` Marin David Condic
2002-12-14 20:01 ` tmoran
2002-12-16 18:48 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2002-12-16 23:01 ` Ed Cogburn
2002-12-11 14:59 ` Hyman Rosen
2002-12-11 18:33 ` Wes Groleau
2002-12-11 20:51 ` steve_H
2002-12-11 21:40 ` Hyman Rosen
2002-12-12 18:24 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2002-12-24 4:16 ` David Thompson
2002-12-11 21:54 ` Larry Kilgallen
2002-12-11 23:22 ` Robert A Duff
2002-12-12 16:44 ` Hyman Rosen
2002-12-12 17:14 ` Fraser Wilson
2002-12-12 18:33 ` Hyman Rosen
2002-12-12 19:16 ` Wes Groleau
2002-12-13 21:26 ` Programmer Dude
2002-12-16 19:27 ` John R. Strohm
2002-12-16 20:08 ` Hyman Rosen
[not found] ` <8db3d6c8.0212111251.1ecca62e@po <wccel8of8dv.fsf@shell01.TheWorld.com>
2002-12-12 10:07 ` John English [this message]
2002-12-13 0:53 ` Zaphod
2002-12-12 13:20 ` Marin David Condic
2002-12-11 19:04 ` tmoran
2002-12-11 19:20 ` Jeffrey Carter
2002-12-12 13:34 ` Marin David Condic
2002-12-12 17:04 ` Hyman Rosen
2002-12-12 18:17 ` Marin David Condic
2002-12-13 9:17 ` Peter Amey
2002-12-13 12:43 ` Marin David Condic
2002-12-13 15:46 ` Robert Spooner
2002-12-14 14:15 ` Marin David Condic
2002-12-15 10:30 ` Ingo Marks
2002-12-15 13:54 ` Marin David Condic
2002-12-15 19:20 ` tmoran
2002-12-16 13:20 ` Marin David Condic
2002-12-17 15:41 ` steve_H
2002-12-18 13:11 ` Marin David Condic
2002-12-16 13:43 ` Wes Groleau
2002-12-11 13:33 ` Marin David Condic
2002-12-12 18:43 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2002-12-12 19:53 ` tmoran
2002-12-13 6:06 ` Richard Riehle
2002-12-13 10:22 ` Ed Cogburn
2002-12-13 13:07 ` Marin David Condic
2002-12-13 14:16 ` Wes Groleau
2002-12-13 21:27 ` Jeffrey Carter
2002-12-13 21:27 ` Jeffrey Carter
2002-12-14 14:25 ` Marin David Condic
2002-12-16 13:56 ` Wes Groleau
2002-12-17 15:04 ` Marin David Condic
2002-12-17 21:29 ` Wes Groleau
2002-12-18 13:31 ` Marin David Condic
2002-12-22 2:41 ` faust
2002-12-13 14:13 ` Wes Groleau
2002-12-22 2:47 ` faust
2002-12-13 17:55 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2002-12-13 21:55 ` Dennis Lee Bieber
2002-12-16 13:58 ` Wes Groleau
2002-12-14 0:14 ` steve_H
2002-12-16 19:00 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2002-12-14 12:58 ` Tarjei T. Jensen
2002-12-19 9:53 ` Ole-Hjalmar Kristensen
2002-12-19 16:17 ` Tarjei T. Jensen
2002-12-19 17:27 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2002-12-19 22:51 ` Michael Bode
2002-12-13 12:51 ` Marin David Condic
2002-12-14 19:51 ` GianLuigi Piacentini
2002-12-14 20:35 ` Dennis Lee Bieber
2002-12-21 17:41 ` faust
2002-12-21 17:40 ` IBM , the kiss of death ( Re: IBM Acquires Rational Ada) faust
2003-01-06 22:24 ` IBM Acquires Rational Ada Don Westermeyer
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2002-12-12 12:56 Alexandre E. Kopilovitch
2002-12-13 6:43 Grein, Christoph
2002-12-16 5:15 ` Hyman Rosen
2002-12-16 7:19 ` Richard Riehle
2002-12-17 22:51 ` Kevin Cline
2002-12-18 18:28 ` Wes Groleau
2002-12-18 18:48 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2002-12-20 5:11 ` Kevin Cline
2002-12-22 2:39 ` faust
replies disabled
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox