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From: Preben Randhol <randhol+abuse@pvv.org>
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Subject: Re: Have you ever had a bug caused by...
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On 23 Oct 2001 02:40:51 -0700, mike @ nospam wrote:
>  
> I love C.
> 
> companies pay me lots of $$ to maintain old C code full of bugs. I am
> never out of work. All those long hrs I charge for looking for C bugs 
> I could not do if the code was written in Ada, at least there will not be so
> much time spend on chasing bugs years and years after the code was written.
>  
> thanks Dennis Ritchie and Brian Kernighan for comming up with C, I love 
> you guys, you have invented the best job security language :)

but if in stead of chasing bugs you could add new features which
would improve the bussiness of the companies that buy the product... :-)

Preben