Subj : Re: Rollback Functions
To   : comp.programming
From : Peter Ammon
Date : Tue Oct 11 2005 11:21 pm

yaoziyuan@gmail.com wrote:
> I propose a "rollback" function that logs and rollbacks all changes
> caused by the call of a function. Particularly, it:
> 
> - releases memory or other resources allocated;
> - restores resources deleted;
> - set back data modified;
> 
> This could be a powerful debug technique we may call "Step Back".
> 
> Yao Ziyuan
> 

How would this work with, for example, sending network data, or other 
actions that can't be "rolled back?"

-Peter

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