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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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Subject: Re: Computer architects leaving Intel...
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> Specifications are an agreement between the supplier and the client. The

The problem here is that the C standard, seen as a contract, is unfair
to the programmer, because it's so excruciatingly hard to write code
that is guaranteed to be free from UB.


        Stefan