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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
Subject: Re: How do I write directly to a memory address?
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Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 18:49:42 +0100
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On Wed, 9 Feb 2011 08:43:09 -0800 (PST), KK6GM wrote:

> I think a useful yardstick (yeah, I know, we should go metric) is to
> ask, if one had to defend some code in a court of law against a claim
> of injury or economic damage, would one be able to claim "best
> practices"?  And unfortunately, many popular languages today, absent a
> cocoon of protective tools, cannot make that claim.  Maybe that would
> change if more programmers were held legally liable for their work -
> not an attractive thought to most programmers, but one that would
> certainly produce interesting changes in language choice and
> programming methodology!

Yes, this is my thought too. Anybody who sells software must become liable.

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Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de