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From: Richard Riehle <rriehle@nunic.nu.edu>
Subject: Re: Ada is 'better' than C because...
Date: 1996/08/04
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The C family of languages is inherently dangerous.

A programming language for which pointer arithmetic is an essential
feature of non-trivial programs is not a language I want controlling
the systems where my life is on the line.   And, frankly, I don't care
how skilled the programmer is.  This is still an area where mistakes
occur all too frequently.

Richard Riehle