Re: [Lit.] Buffer overruns

From: Douglas A. Gwyn (DAGwyn_at_null.net)
Date: 12/21/04


Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 10:31:29 -0600

Xcott Craver wrote:
> Programmers need to get over themselves, and understand that they
> are less like doctors, and more like uncertified laypeople trying
> to practice medicine with a pre-med degree and a sharp scalpel.

Such people aren't professional programmers at all, and
certainly ought not to be tasked with producing safety-
critical code.



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