I would like to see:
David Crocker, Escher Technologies Ltd.
http://www.eschertech.com
Tel. +44 (0)20 8144 3265 or +44 (0)7977 211486
On 10/04/2014 20:06, Derek M Jones wrote:
> Peter,
>
>> There are people here who have defended the use of the programming
>> language C. Shame on you. Yes,
>
> Why pick on C? All language have their problems.
>
> Facebook have been doing good stuff to improve the reliability of PHP:
> http://shape-of-code.coding-guidelines.com/2014/03/24/hack-a-template-for-improving-code-reliability/
>
>
>> there are tools; there are reliable tools to check whether C programs
>> adhere to strong-typing
>
> There is no discontinuity that distinguishes weak/strong typing, it is
> a continuum. Good luck reaching general agreement on where to draw
> the line.
>
> I have worked in languages that have stronger typing than C and
> seen plenty of code in those languages where developers have failed
> to use the strong typing facilities available to them. Giving
> developers the tools does not mean they will use them (I am a fan
> of stronger typing than is available in C).
>
> Incidentally there is almost no empirical evidence for the benefits
> of using a language having stronger typing. There are a few studies
> using students on really small problems. Pointers to good studies
> welcome.
>
>> principles. Etc. AND THEY WERE NOT USED BY PEOPLE WHOM I HAVE UP TO
>> NOW TRUSTED. In other words, you
>> were lying to us about "good practice" amongst "SW developers" using C.
>
> and you are surprised by this (again why pick on just C)?
>
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