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From: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.intel
Subject: Re: PLM vs. C for 80286/80386
Keywords: PLM C
Message-ID: <4551@ficc.uu.net>
Date: 14 Jun 89 12:33:23 GMT
References: <598@philtis.UUCP> <126@tridom.uucp> <5711@lynx.UUCP> <14395@bfmny0.UUCP>
Organization: Xenix Support
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In article <14395@bfmny0.UUCP>, tneff@bfmny0.UUCP (Tom Neff) writes:
>  * PL/M doesn't range check DO CASE for you automatically, it's your
>    responsibility.  This demands programmer responsibility but allows
>    for extra speed in the case where the o/r *truly* "can't happen".

Come one, Tom. You're usually right on, but it's not fair to tout the
PL/M case statement as a benefit over C's switch statement after you've
already admitted that PL/M's case statement is badly flawed.
-- 
Peter da Silva, Xenix Support, Ferranti International Controls Corporation.

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