From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,abd508cccb4803ea X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-06-21 20:08:34 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!194.176.220.129!newsfeed.icl.net!kibo.news.demon.net!demon!psiuk-p2!psiuk-p3!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: C.A.R. Hoare on liability Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 12:47:18 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: References: <3D0E09BA.A492AA3D@despammed.com> <27085883.0206190814.67fc4825@posting.google.com> <3D10C557.11C9DBC2@despammed.com> <3D1338A5.A34E6C7A@despammed.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-133.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 1024678039 21775 136.170.200.133 (21 Jun 2002 16:47:19 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 21 Jun 2002 16:47:19 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:26584 Date: 2002-06-21T16:47:19+00:00 List-Id: That would be my opinion - provide checks as the default and if I really, really, really need that extra bit of speed on some segment of code, I'll turn them off manually. For most programmers, I wouldn't even tell them how to do it because they'd never need it, but it should be there as a back door. (But that's the kind of thing you do as a policy for the app development - stipulate what options are the norm for the project.) MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling the digital revolution e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com "Wes Groleau" wrote in message news:3D1338A5.A34E6C7A@despammed.com... > > Seems like Ada has a nice balance between those > extremes. >