Re: [gpsd-dev] [PATCH] Improved resilience in gps_shm_close() in case it is called after an unsuccessful gps_shm_open()

[Hal Murray]

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> The first time it catches a typo you'll likely be sold.  How often have you
> spent hours looking for a bug like this:
>       if ( my_pointer =3D NULL) 

No need to wait for an example.  I'm already convinced.

I remember when I learned about type checking.  I'd been working in assembly 
language.  (It was a long time ago.)  I was adapting to a new language and 
new environment.  At first, the new part was taking most of my time.  Before 
long, I learned how to drive the editor and got the ()s and BEGIN/END and ; 
level sorted out.  Then the compiler gave me an obscure error message.  It 
was a missing * or &.  As soon as I figured out what it was telling me, I was 
sold.  The stronger the checking the better.


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