Re: [Lit.] Buffer overruns

bryanjugglercryptographer_at_yahoo.com
Date: 01/05/05 

Date: 4 Jan 2005 19:38:42 -0800

infobahn wrote:
> Yes, it's actually quite a good analogy (except that a safety
> net doesn't slow you down). Just as the safety net is only
> used when everything's gone pear-shaped, so the bounds check
> is completely useless except when the program's already
> bombed.

So if our rope-walker sets up the net, and then doesn't
fall, was the effort wasted? 

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--Bryan
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