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From: "MikeP" <mp011011@some.org>
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Subject: Re: Arithmetic overflow checking
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:32:58 -0500
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Patricia Shanahan wrote:
> On 7/15/2011 9:29 PM, MikeP wrote:
>> Patricia Shanahan wrote:
>>> On 7/14/2011 10:14 PM, MikeP wrote:
>>>> Patricia Shanahan wrote:
>>>>> On 7/6/2011 8:35 AM, rop rop wrote:
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If I want to have arithmetic-overflow checking in all parts of an
>>>>>> application,
>>>>>> what is the most practical, simple, efficient way to achieve
>>>>>> this?
>>>>>
>>>>> Write the application in Ada.
>>>>>
>>>>> Patricia
>>>>
>>>> But C# is very Java-like and has "checked" and also the
>>>> compiler-level equivalent, so C# would be the better alternative.
>>>> (And yes, I do know you were just kidding about Ada).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> No, I was not really joking, though I did not attempt to find all
>>> the languages that would meet the stated requirement.
>>
>> Don't look now, but if you weren't joking, then you recommended Ada
>> to a Java programmer! Oh my.
>
> Huh? Java, like any healthy programming language, is a tool, not a
> religion.

Just like a dentist's drill and an oil well drill are tools?