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| From: | Martin Ward <mwardgkc@gmail.com> |
| Newsgroups: | comp.compilers |
| Date: | Tue, 11 Jun 2024 15:06:07 +0100 |
| Organization: | Compilers Central |
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| Keywords: | syntax |
| Posted-Date: | 12 Jun 2024 10:50:11 EDT |
On 10/06/2024 13:21, John R Levine wrote:
> C has a CQ of 48, Rust barely above zero.
>
> In the discussion at the end they say "A programmer's task is to
> write programs that compile." which I think summarizes the basic
> problem with the paper. Take a look.
>
CQ is, very approximately, a measure of how likely it is that
a compiler will detect a typo in your code (using "typo" in
the broadest sense of: you are thinking of one program but
actually type in something vaguely similar but different).
"Almost any random garbage is a valid program in our language"
does not appear to me to be a particularly attractive feature
of a language.
\--
Martin
Dr Martin Ward | Email: [martin@gkc.org.uk](mailto:martin@gkc.org.uk) | <http://www.gkc.org.uk>
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