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From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
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Subject: Re: IBM Acquires Rational Ada
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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.