I prefer strongly typed languages. Prof Wirth did a few things right with Pascal, notably strong types and strings with a length value. Gawd knows how many problems are caused by C null terminated strings exceeding the boundaries.
Yes, you can do dangerous things with C - but that is true of any language. Even Ada has pointers and Goto statements. However, with C and other flat languages, you can prove how much memory the program will use, for example. The biggest problem with C++ is that there is no explicit way to know whether an object can be safely deallocated. So C is deterministic, while C++ is not.
I cannot agree more. The best way is to design a system such that it starts off in a state of failure and has to recover from this total failure in order to start up and run. Aircraft systems are typically designed this way.
You cannot write highly stable code in C++, due to design flaws in the language. For this reason, the FAA doesn't allow C++ for use in aircraft systems. You can improve the situation with the use of a garbage collector though, but if stability and safety is critical, then you should use ANSI C. See this: http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Hans_Boehm/gc/issue s.html
Hmm, if they have to shoot a glue ball - how about firing a "highly effective" gob of glue in front of the car and glueing it to the road? With the car firmly stuck, the chase is over.
As I understand it, the levees were overtopped by water blown into the lake and reversing up the canal. So the strength of the levees was not the problem. The levees were not high enough for that storm. Therefore, exactly how they broke doesn't matter, once water was washing over them, all bets were off.
My mail system filters tens of thousands of messages per day, for various businesses and it hasn't logged a single one of those viruses. So, as far as I'm concerned, the whole thing is much ado about nothing...
It is interesting that while the Telegraph dates back to 1830, the Fax machine (Pantograph) was invented shortly after in 1843. It took a long time for the Telephone to arrive in 1870.
Well, the warming trend has been going on for about 11,000 years. Considering that the God Squad thinks that the earth is only 6000 years old, that means that climate warming has been going on since before God invented the earth.
So, why stop warming now, just when we are hating it?
In the 1980s, South Africa used two enormous bombs to destroy two very large terrorist training camps in southern Angola. These were apparantly fuel-air bombs. People complained that SA used two tactical nukes, due to the mushroom clouds that were visible over a large distance.
Do you know what is the so called MOAB (Mother of all bombs)?
Reuters - In an unprecedented, co-ordinated action in the USA, Canada, France and UK, authorities have captured more than 150,000 enemy combatants. The leaders of the rag-tag group, one Commander Taco and Cowboy Neal are still at large. When pressed for information, the Whitehouse spokesman said that he cannot comment, since all the details are secret. An unconfirmed source indicated that it concerns the discussion of classified information on a public bulletin board. We will*&@#!!$%^&)(*...[NO CARRIER]
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I prefer strongly typed languages. Prof Wirth did a few things right with Pascal, notably strong types and strings with a length value. Gawd knows how many problems are caused by C null terminated strings exceeding the boundaries.
OK, that's cool thanks! I'll read up on it.
Yes, you can do dangerous things with C - but that is true of any language. Even Ada has pointers and Goto statements. However, with C and other flat languages, you can prove how much memory the program will use, for example. The biggest problem with C++ is that there is no explicit way to know whether an object can be safely deallocated. So C is deterministic, while C++ is not.
I cannot agree more. The best way is to design a system such that it starts off in a state of failure and has to recover from this total failure in order to start up and run. Aircraft systems are typically designed this way.
No, it is not that simple. See this: http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Hans_Boehm/gc/issue s.html
You cannot write highly stable code in C++, due to design flaws in the language. For this reason, the FAA doesn't allow C++ for use in aircraft systems. You can improve the situation with the use of a garbage collector though, but if stability and safety is critical, then you should use ANSI C. See this: http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Hans_Boehm/gc/issue s.html
Hmm, if they have to shoot a glue ball - how about firing a "highly effective" gob of glue in front of the car and glueing it to the road? With the car firmly stuck, the chase is over.
As I understand it, the levees were overtopped by water blown into the lake and reversing up the canal. So the strength of the levees was not the problem. The levees were not high enough for that storm. Therefore, exactly how they broke doesn't matter, once water was washing over them, all bets were off.
My mail system filters tens of thousands of messages per day, for various businesses and it hasn't logged a single one of those viruses. So, as far as I'm concerned, the whole thing is much ado about nothing...
Hmm, how do you prove that you *don't* have something?
In the end, judges depend a lot on what people say. Eg. does the witness look and sound credible.
of a computer is no excuse...
There are always two sides to a story - how did her name get into the system after all, but it sure sounds even more hokey than radar speed fines.
It is interesting that while the Telegraph dates back to 1830, the Fax machine (Pantograph) was invented shortly after in 1843. It took a long time for the Telephone to arrive in 1870.
What is a telegram?
Hmm, how do they know what was printed out? Curiouser and curiouser, said Alice...
What a hokey question. DARPA has invested millions in Linux and BSD. Two obvious examples are TCP/IP and PostgreSQL.
Wow, I'm impressed... sigh...
The combination should be quite amusing and effective...
Your firewall/router/little blue box, typically runs Linux. Have you considered that this firewall doesn't have a firewall to hide behind?
I'll believe in Microsoft security once Cisco/HP/Whoever starts to sell Windows based firewall appliances.
It is hardware - a blue Cat5 cable to plug a Windoze machine into an internet modem and a sophisticated 20 minute sand glass...
For a Windoze box, it is called 'Plug Into Teh Interweb'. This test runs for about 20 minutes.
Well, the warming trend has been going on for about 11,000 years. Considering that the God Squad thinks that the earth is only 6000 years old, that means that climate warming has been going on since before God invented the earth.
So, why stop warming now, just when we are hating it?
Damn, now you are ruining the whole discussion, by confusing the issue with facts. However, that is a very fresh law...
In the 1980s, South Africa used two enormous bombs to destroy two very large terrorist training camps in southern Angola. These were apparantly fuel-air bombs. People complained that SA used two tactical nukes, due to the mushroom clouds that were visible over a large distance. Do you know what is the so called MOAB (Mother of all bombs)?
Reuters - In an unprecedented, co-ordinated action in the USA, Canada, France and UK, authorities have captured more than 150,000 enemy combatants. The leaders of the rag-tag group, one Commander Taco and Cowboy Neal are still at large. When pressed for information, the Whitehouse spokesman said that he cannot comment, since all the details are secret. An unconfirmed source indicated that it concerns the discussion of classified information on a public bulletin board. We will*&@#!!$%^&)(*...[NO CARRIER]
They have the right to do anything, that we are unable to prevent them from doing. That is Catch 22.