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To: DeltaZulu
"Couldn’t be Java. The gun was way too fast. Couldn’t be C# either. Gun’s probably aren’t supported hardware. Sounds more like unmanaged code like C++. This whole incident adds a completely new dimension to the term ‘invalid pointer’."

I was joking. ...could even have been assembly. Most civilian "embedded" (custom device oriented) projects continue to find developers who are stuck in C, although that might change as machines get much faster soon, and more projects, much larger.

And you probably already know that runaway processes can be caused by many other things, too: bad peripheral devices, climate conditions,...
22 posted on 10/19/2007 3:30:07 AM PDT by familyop
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I had the same problem with my PC until I switched to Firefox.


23 posted on 10/19/2007 3:36:27 AM PDT by Pylon (Remember boys, flies spread disease, so keep yours closed.)
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To: familyop

Software traps and watchdog timers are prudent in any system where humans can be harmed.


24 posted on 10/19/2007 3:36:47 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Do you want to be right or successful!)
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