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Re: Remove infinite loop UB

From: Tony V E <tvaneerd_at_[hidden]>
Date: Sat, 9 May 2020 11:10:51 -0400
On Fri, May 8, 2020 at 11:04 PM connor horman via Std-Proposals <
std-proposals_at_[hidden]> wrote:

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> On Fri, May 8, 2020 at 22:46 Thiago Macieira via Std-Proposals <
> std-proposals_at_[hidden]> wrote:
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>> On Friday, 8 May 2020 18:02:59 PDT connor horman via Std-Proposals wrote:
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>> > Having the ability to spin forever, without wasting time actually doing
>> > stuff, seems like a reasonable thing to have in low-level code
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>> Yes, in low-level code. Assembly.
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> "There is no lower-level language" was one of my main points, and a core
> design principle of C++ if I remember correctly,p.
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You are actually misremembering. The quote is "leave no room for a
lower-level language *besides assembly*".

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Be seeing you,
Tony

Received on 2020-05-09 10:14:08