C/C++ question about thrashing pointers

[degibson]

Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004
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foo = foo - 1;
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To summarize and agree with just about everyone on this thread:

Pointer arithmetic shady at best in numeric codes, and has no place in GUIs.

 

[dighn]

I see why you hate your job if you have to deal with shltty code like that

 

[Apathetic]

Originally posted by: Markbnj
Get a tool like PC-Lint and integrate it into your testing process, along with something like BoundsChecker. When these complacent types see what these tools produce they might have a come-to-jesus moment.

I'll second the recommendation for Lint. If you're a C/C++ programmer you NEED this tool.

Dave

 

[tidehigh]

PC-Lint is the bomb.

I'm glad I work in a place where everyone questions everything. At times, it is intimidating, but no lead would ever tell me to do something because another group was doing it that way.