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Compared to the alternatives.

It gets very frustrating to communicate at this level.




The alternatives outside Bell Labs were just as capable.


I don't think compilers allowing trash through is a good thing.


That's an opinion, another one would be that the flexibility allowed by undefined behavior is one of C's strengths at the same time. Strength/weakness are often two sides of the same coin. Which is why these discussions get a bit circular.


Have you ever seen the error steamroller? https://github.com/mattdiamond/fuckitjs


ON ERROR RESUME NEXT rears its ugly head again




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