[sdiy] C coding

Michael E. Caloroso analoguediehard at att.net
Thu Feb 5 00:30:05 CET 2004


Cornutt, David K wrote:
> I challenge you to produce any example of any code ever
> written (assuming an ANSI-conformant compiler) where a goto
> directly caused a stack overflow.

Post a very interesting story with URL on Slashdot, and every member 
that tries to goto that URL will cause a stack overflow, bringing the 
web site down due to overload.  It's called the "slashdot effect".

Kidding.

 > I've written code for
 > systems that flew on the Space Shuttle that had a few gotos
 > in it, and there were no problems.

Ah, an SDIY member from Boeing.  I've done a few FQSC units for the 
aerospace industry, those were the good old days.

MC



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