From: Martin Dowie <martin.dowie@btopenworld.com>
Subject: Re: pointer questions
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 17:29:14 +0000 (UTC)
Date: 2005-10-27T17:29:14+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <djr2pa$d33$1@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <wccvezjrqvv.fsf@shell01.TheWorld.com>
Robert A Duff wrote:
> Maybe the kinds of programs I write are different. Question for those
> who rarely use access types: what sort of application areas are you
> talking about? Mine are usually software development tools -- such as
> compilers.
Embedded defence apps and I can't remember the last time I needed an
access type!
There's no need in this sort of app, as you know at compile time what
the maximum number of anything your system is required to deal with, so
you can always use a lookup table of some sort (even if it has an
'In_Use : Boolean' field/discriminant.
Cheers
-- Martin
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Thread overview: 34+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-10-26 23:01 pointer questions Szymon Guz
2005-10-26 23:51 ` Gene
2005-10-26 23:58 ` tmoran
2005-10-27 1:12 ` Stephen Leake
2005-10-27 2:30 ` Steve
2005-10-27 5:56 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2005-10-27 10:19 ` Szymon Guz
2005-10-27 14:14 ` Robert A Duff
2005-11-07 4:21 ` Dave Thompson
2005-10-27 14:11 ` Robert A Duff
2005-10-27 15:13 ` Marc A. Criley
2005-10-27 18:53 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2005-10-27 17:29 ` Martin Dowie [this message]
2005-10-27 18:28 ` Marc A. Criley
2005-10-27 19:28 ` Martin Dowie
2005-10-28 0:12 ` Robert A Duff
2005-10-28 11:57 ` Dr. Adrian Wrigley
2005-10-28 21:26 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2005-10-30 22:26 ` Robert A Duff
2005-10-31 6:21 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2005-11-02 0:52 ` Dr. Adrian Wrigley
2005-11-02 3:46 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2005-11-02 11:16 ` Dr. Adrian Wrigley
2005-11-02 13:39 ` Robert A Duff
2005-11-02 15:34 ` Bob Spooner
2005-11-02 18:59 ` Björn Persson
2005-10-27 18:43 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2005-10-28 0:42 ` Robert A Duff
2005-10-28 5:58 ` Martin Dowie
2005-10-28 21:24 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2005-10-28 11:53 ` David
2005-10-29 12:25 ` Simon Wright
2005-10-27 17:19 ` Martin Krischik
2005-11-07 4:21 ` Dave Thompson
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