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From: millers@cris.com (Brian N. Miller)
Subject: Re: Java Risks  (Was: Ada News Brief - 96-05-24
Date: 1996/06/08
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In article <4p44m2$tc5@watnews1.watson.ibm.com>, ncohen@watson.ibm.com says...
>
>Here's the latest C/C++ pitfall to bite me: 
>
>     char * six_string_guitar[6] =
>        { "E string",
>          "A string",
>          "D string"
>          "G string",
>          "B string",
>          "E string"
>        };
>
>Because of the missing comma following "D string" (did you notice it?),
>six_string_guitar is actually quietly initialized to {"E string",
>"A string", "D stringG string", "B string", "E string", 0}. 

How about this one which prints nothing because mispelled 'default:'
is treated as a goto label:

enum {red,white,blue} color = white;
switch (color) {
   case red:  printf("red"); break;
   case blue: printf("blue"); /* Fall thru */
   defualt: printf("blue or other color");
};