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From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@world.std.com>
Subject: Re: Alternate to Unchecked_Conversion - Portable?
Date: 1999/02/26
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robert_dewar@my-dejanews.com writes:

> A mantra that should be central to every programmer's
> view of the universe is:
> 
>   "just because it works does not mean it is right"
> 
> A lot of programmers violate this because they don't know
> enough to avoid violations.

And the rest of us violate this by accident.

- Bob
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Change robert to bob to get my real email address.  Sorry.