Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-harmony-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 28261 invoked from network); 3 Jul 2005 22:39:45 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (209.237.227.199) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 3 Jul 2005 22:39:45 -0000 Received: (qmail 28133 invoked by uid 500); 3 Jul 2005 22:39:38 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-harmony-dev-archive@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 27186 invoked by uid 500); 3 Jul 2005 22:39:35 -0000 Mailing-List: contact harmony-dev-help@incubator.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: harmony-dev@incubator.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list harmony-dev@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 27163 invoked by uid 99); 3 Jul 2005 22:39:35 -0000 Received: from asf.osuosl.org (HELO asf.osuosl.org) (140.211.166.49) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Sun, 03 Jul 2005 15:39:35 -0700 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=10.0 tests= X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: neutral (asf.osuosl.org: local policy) Received: from [128.241.244.71] (HELO chi.mobile-health-diary.com) (128.241.244.71) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with SMTP; Sun, 03 Jul 2005 15:39:36 -0700 Received: (qmail 10454 invoked from network); 3 Jul 2005 22:39:30 -0000 Received: from c-65-96-25-98.hsd1.ma.comcast.net (HELO ?10.0.1.20?) (geir@65.96.25.98) by b014.internal.mobile-health-diary.com with SMTP; 3 Jul 2005 22:39:30 -0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v730) In-Reply-To: <42C7D930.7050108@algroup.co.uk> References: <42C4DF5C.3000508@theory.org> <42C577B7.4050102@algroup.co.uk> <5e0b968a05070119222879c874@mail.gmail.com> <42C7D930.7050108@algroup.co.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: "Geir Magnusson Jr." Subject: Re: Security Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2005 18:39:32 -0400 To: harmony-dev@incubator.apache.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.730) X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org X-Spam-Rating: minotaur.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N On Jul 3, 2005, at 8:25 AM, Ben Laurie wrote: > Joel Neely wrote: > >> Typed, constrained object references vs. untyped, unconstrained >> pointers. >> > > C has typed pointers. How are they really typed? In Java, I'll get a runtime exception when I mis-cast... In C, IIRC, I get long hours of debugging... geir -- Geir Magnusson Jr +1-203-665-6437 geirm@apache.org