Re: Runtime check : what about you ?

[Martin <martin.dowie@btopenworld.com>]

On Jun 17, 10:42 am, Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
<yannick_duch...@yahoo.fr> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Just out of curiosity as much as because this may be worth to discuss it  
> to some (at least because there are some reflex with that) : how many of  
> your typically compile releases with runtime check and how many of you  
> typically compile releases without runtime check ?
>
> I have some things I use to read in some forum in mind, but won't tell  
> this.
>
> Feel free to add any specific context information with your reply ;) (I  
> guess most of you will feel the need)
>
> Note: the question targets a wide audience, so please forgive if the  
> question seems so much obvious to some of you.
>
> --
> “Syntactic sugar causes cancer of the semi-colons.”  [Epigrams on  
> Programming — Alan J. — P. Yale University]
> “Structured Programming supports the law of the excluded muddle.” [Idem]
> Java: Write once, Never revisit

With checks on since 1995 - the real difference (for me) was the move
from 68000's to PowerPC - the processor was fast enough to allow them
to be kept.

<cavaet>
Unless the safety of the system required no runtime exceptions, of
course!
</cavaet>

-- Martin