From -6351658851718324884 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f78e5,a7bb6560624ae2c1 X-Google-Attributes: gidf78e5,public From: postmast.root.admi.gov@iname.com (blargg) Subject: Re: More M$ Not Conforming points... Date: 1999/08/26 Message-ID: #1/1 X-Deja-AN: 517613800 Approved: Fergus Henderson 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-Original-Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 19:01:50 -0500 X-Complaints-To: news@news.unimelb.edu.au X-Trace: izvestia.its.unimelb.edu.au 935705388 3861 128.250.29.17 (26 Aug 1999 22:09:48 GMT) Organization: e-mail address IS valid - but fools the spammers X-Auth: PGPMoose V1.1 PGP comp.std.c++ iQBFAgUAN8W7HOEDnX0m9pzZAQH7UgGAlUMB8qsaQ6QW/z71GAzL8CHShmpva2dy +6iiSoOHvgSfCJO7yYQdIpOgDiL+viEE =ze7K NNTP-Posting-Date: 26 Aug 1999 22:09:48 GMT Newsgroups: comp.std.c++ In article <7q1r13$1a8b$1@news.hal-pc.org>, "Greg Brewer" wrote: > Richard Browne wrote in message > news:935573895.543292@jaguarundi... > > > wrote in message > > > news:7ps1sg$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. Do you use C++ features? Those could be buggy in your compiler too. --- [ 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 ]