Re: int/long unification hides bugs

From: Peter Otten (__peter___at_web.de)
Date: 10/27/04 

Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 08:58:39 +0200

kartik vaddadi wrote:

>> Overflow errors are not automated tests.
>
> why not? they detect bugs.

According to that logic your users will be automated tests, too...

Peter
 

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