From -3631239996861051070 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f78e5,a7bb6560624ae2c1 X-Google-Attributes: gidf78e5,public From: Francis Glassborow Subject: Re: More M$ Not Conforming points... Date: 1999/08/26 Message-ID: <2SE4IuATkRx3Ew74@robinton.demon.co.uk>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 517534170 Approved: stephen.clamage@sun.com (comp.std.c++) References: <7ps1sg$dev$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <7pu4es$1mv3$1@news.hal-pc.org> <935573895.543292@jaguarundi> <7q1r13$1a8b$1@news.hal-pc.org> X-UID: 0000000001 X-Status: $$$T Organization: Southfield Microcomputer SS Mime-Version: 1.0 Reply-To: Francis Glassborow Newsgroups: comp.std.c++ Originator: clamage@taumet In article <7q1r13$1a8b$1@news.hal-pc.org>, Greg Brewer writes > >Richard Browne wrote in message >news:935573895.543292@jaguarundi... >> > wrote in message >> > news:7ps1sg$dev$1@nnrp1.deja.com... >> > sorry, I don't use exceptions. >> >> So does that mean you don't use the standard C++ library? Just curious.. > >That's pretty much correct. I don't trust the standard C++ libraries. >Anything that new and complicated is bound to have bugs. The C libraries >have bugs but I am familiar enough with them that I can work around them >easily. "Better the devil you know ..." as the saying goes. My apologies, I had got the distinct impression that you were using VC++ and MFC :( Obviously not if bugs in libraries concern you. Francis Glassborow Journal Editor, Association of C & C++ Users 64 Southfield Rd Oxford OX4 1PA +44(0)1865 246490 All opinions are mine and do not represent those of any organisation [ comp.std.c++ is moderated. To submit articles, try just posting with ] [ your news-reader. If that fails, use mailto:std-c++@ncar.ucar.edu ] [ --- Please see the FAQ before posting. --- ] [ FAQ: http://reality.sgi.com/austern_mti/std-c++/faq.html ]