Mészáros Lajos wrote:

Yes, 'C' is unreliable because writing beyond the "maxindex" lets
you overwrite other's data, other's code and DOES make backdoor for
viruses.

On the other hand testing every index every time for min and max slowes
the executing.

QNX does not, and Linux does not, and with both C is as unreliable as ever.

However, a failure in a QNX in the driver level is not as potentially
malicious as in Linux. While this does not exclude failure, and does not
say a thing about the actual quality of QNX or Linux code, it's a nice
_additional_ feature related towards stability.

I guess Linux lacking proper certification for some applications is a
much bigger obstacle in the minds of managers, anyway.

But somehow this is getting offtopic, quickly, isn't it?

With kind regards,
Oliver Korpilla

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