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From: John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: VMS
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 09:32:13 -0700
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On Wed, 25 Jun 2025 01:59:53 -0400
c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:

> Regardless, easy fix - always allocate at least one byte/word/
> whatever more than you THINK you need. Minimal penalty - possibly BIG
> gains.

That strikes me as a terrible strategy - allocating N elements extra
won't save you from overstepping into N+1 if and when you finally do,
and picking successively larger values of N in an attempt to ward
against that quickly leads into absurd territory. You might as well set
out a pan of milk for the wee folk while you're at it.

Rather than engage in superstitious practices that allow bugs to remain
buried for years...perhaps try *fixing* them?