Subj : Re: Software Job Market Myths
To   : comp.programming,comp.software-eng
From : Chris Sonnack
Date : Thu Aug 18 2005 12:03 pm

Joe Wright writes:

>e.g.>   char*  strconcat(char* s1, char* s2)
>e.g.>   {
>e.g.>       char  buf[256];
>e.g.>
>e.g.>       strcpy(buf, s1);
>e.g.>       strcat(buf, s2);
>e.g.>
>e.g.>       return buf;
>e.g.>   }

> The killer is that 'char buf[256]' automatic and disappears 
> with 'return buf;'.

And the opportunity for rampant buf overruns!  Those are the
two you'd hope ANY C programmer would catch.

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