Re: Parameter prototype question

Hi, Bryce:

Thanks.

Here is a small example of the kind of errors that can and should be caught at "compile time."

D Number S 5P 2
C Eval Number = 99999999

When run, this will always produce:

MCH1210 Receiver value too small to hold result

This should certainly be detectable at compile time.

This approach can be summarized as:

"Never put off until runtime what can be done at compile time."


All the best,

Mark S. Waterbury

> On 5/18/2010 8:55 AM, Bryce Martin wrote:

Why wouldn't you want the compiler to catch as many things as possible?
Programming, computers, and languages are a professional evolution. I
thank the good Lord everyday that I didn't have to use punch cards and
dumb terminals. I'm am extremely grateful for all the brain breaking work
my predecessors have done to get us to this point. And while I do a fair
amount of desk checking, I don't do nearly as much as some of you because
I know the compiler will catch my spelling mistake. So that is one thing
I don't have to check for. Saves me tons of time because my compile only
take 3 seconds max usually.

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