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From: Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net>
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Subject: Re: Arithmetic overflow checking
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:36:55 -0700
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On Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:56:26 -0400, Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk>
wrote:

[snip]

>How many mainstream languages do you know that detect integer
>overflow?

     Visual Basic 6 managed.  In fact, it could be turned off if you
wanted but defaulted to on.

     I do not care how many languages have a certain flaw.  If it is a
flaw, it is a flaw.

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko