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Re:Why physicists still use Fortran by flamedoge on Monday December 19, 2016 @02:10AM (#13209954)
I totally see UB as a blessing in disguise for optimizer.
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Re:Why physicists still use Fortran by greglindahl on Monday December 19, 2016 @02:15AM (#13209977)
Usually, yeah. The art is making it debuggable, when the user accidentally strays into UB and needs help not doing that.
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