Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder4.news.weretis.net!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Gene Wirchenko Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer Subject: Re: Arithmetic overflow checking Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:03:04 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 27 Message-ID: References: <015aeb15-57db-48ab-9cd4-77f8448b632f@w24g2000yqw.googlegroups.com> <2rydnez7l-H5BYnTnZ2dnUVZ_vGdnZ2d@earthlink.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Info: mx04.eternal-september.org; posting-host="7Qrvczazr82YckO5XW8Vtw"; logging-data="9281"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/SbO3eQazWv5F6Ou8uA9xZcXY8pastiMU=" X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 4.2/32.1118 Cancel-Lock: sha1:+JJiYvn6mbNOwTOYQ6DNuoip2d8= Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.java.programmer:6268 On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 15:43:21 -0500, "MikeP" wrote: >John B. Matthews wrote: > >>> I do/did that. (C++ is my poison). >> >> See also: "The science of fanboyism." >> Article: >> Discussion: > >Do you mean because I use C++ I'm now "a fanboy"? Some might. I do not. I do not mind someone thinking that what he is using is the best for him. I do not mind him suggesting that I might benefit from it, too. What I do object to is him trying to cram it down my throat. Apple is built on fanboyism. I remember Apple fanboys getting on my case in the early 1980's. Perish the thought that there be more than one thing to be, do, or have. And, sadly, fanboyism is much more widespread. Sincerely, Gene Wirchenko