Re: Ada 200X

[Preben Randhol <randhol+abuse@pvv.org>]

Vinzent Hoefler wrote:
> Preben Randhol wrote:
> 
>>Preben Randhol wrote:
>>
>>> the future will bring more software that has boundary check etc... so
>>> that the software is safe. Like having and using the seatbelt in your
>>                    ^^^^^^^
>>               ... is safer.
> 
> Funny thing, the human language, isn't it? Uses a stronger form of
> "safe" to actually mean a weaker "safe"...

Yes. Although the latter tells it is more safe relative to something
while the prior just states it is safe. I would think Popper would say
that the "is safe" has a higher information value than "is safer" as it
would only need one example of not safe to disprove the "is safe"
claim.  Like saying all swans are white and then go out and finding one
grey.  Then you can say all swans of this type are white. Now this
statment would be weaker in information according to Popper if I recall
Popper's theory correctly.

I also heard on the radio (yes I listen to the radio a lot ;-) ) a
discussion about the use of adjectives. I don't remember the whole
sentence but it was something like:

   ... the walls were very white.
   ... the walls were white.

They showed how the first sentence, while trying to say that the walls
were extremely white actually failed compared to the latter. I think the
reasoning was that the latter sentence is more cold than the prior, it
has no make-up. So yes it is funny with languages :-)

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