Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!news.glorb.com!border1.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!news.iecc.com!.POSTED!nerds-end From: Walter Banks Newsgroups: comp.compilers Subject: Re: Error-handling if your compiler had an attitude. Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 11:27:27 -0500 Organization: Aioe.org NNTP Server Lines: 12 Sender: news@iecc.com Approved: comp.compilers@iecc.com Message-ID: <14-12-012@comp.compilers> References: <14-12-010@comp.compilers> NNTP-Posting-Host: news.iecc.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: miucha.iecc.com 1420044385 78716 2001:470:1f07:1126:0:676f:7373:6970 (31 Dec 2014 16:46:25 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@iecc.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 16:46:25 +0000 (UTC) Keywords: errors, history Posted-Date: 31 Dec 2014 11:46:25 EST X-submission-address: compilers@iecc.com X-moderator-address: compilers-request@iecc.com X-FAQ-and-archives: http://compilers.iecc.com Xref: csiph.com comp.compilers:1455 A family friend was on the board of governors for a university in the 60's. There was a tour of a new computer room (IBM1620) for the board at the end of a meeting. Being the only women on the board she was put front and center for running of the never fail tour deck that failed. A error message had been edited in a compiler to "F... off don't f... up" She was at our house for diner that evening and described the "incident" for what it was a harmless prank. A couple days later she had to calm down the university president from his over reaction. w..