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From: conrads@neosoft.com (Conrad Sabatier)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.programmer
Subject: Re: What a lovely dream I had last night!
Date: 25 Dec 1996 19:33:59 GMT
Organization: NeoSoft, Inc.
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In article <x7wwu6em0w.fsf@petium.rhein.de>,
Peter Simons <simons@petium.rhein.de> writes:
> conrads@neosoft.com (Conrad Sabatier) writes:
>
> > I was filled with wonder and joy at the fact that the compiler
> > issued not a single warning or error.
>
> I think that thought is frightening. When you write a large piece of
> code and it compiles and works immediately, it usually means that the
> bugs are more subtle to find -- not that there aren't any. :-)
True, but...
Sometimes you just wish you could get the damn thing to compile! :-)
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