| Re: pointer components and memory leaks |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
Group: comp.lang.fortran · Group Profile
Author: nospamnospam Date: Sep 16, 2008 20:38
James Van Buskirk comcast.net> wrote:
> "Richard Maine" wrote in message
> news:1ind27e.1ueeefs1lcziqcN%%nospam@see.signature...
>
>> Let's not suggest compiler bug every time one finds a problem. While
>> compilers have been known to have bugs, those people who first think
>> compiler bug every time they see something wrong don't tend to do a very
>> good job of debugging... because they too quickly stop looking for their
>> own bugs,
> I have found it quite useful to consider a bug that I can't see a
> reason for in my code to be a compiler bug...
> one must meticulously test...
> Coincidentally this is also a
> constructive frame of mind for locating bugs in code one has just
> written.
Yes, but I'll claim that you are a bit of a special case (in a good way
- not meant to be derogatory) and not particularly representative of the
majority of Fortran programmers.
I've run into *MANY* newish programmers whose first reaction when a
program doesn't work as expected is to claim that it must be a compiler
bug... and therefore there isn't much point in looking at their own
code.
--
Richard Maine | Good judgement comes from experience;
email: last name at domain . net | experience comes from bad judgement.
domain: summertriangle | -- Mark Twain
| 
