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From: Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com>
Subject: Re: generic package dilemma
Date: 1999/11/23
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In article <1999Nov22.163234.1@eisner>,
  Kilgallen@eisner.decus.org.nospam wrote:
> No, because this only applies to code that will be ported.
>
> Larry Kilgallen


I disagree for several reasons:

1. Being sure that code will not be ported is a bit like the
COBOL programmers back in the 60's and 70's being sure that
their code would not still be running at Y2K.

2. Even if you are not porting to different systems, new
versions of compilers may have differing behaviors.

3. Any maintenance activity may cause worst case elaboration
problems to mysteriously appear.


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