On 13/07/16 03:29, Walter Bright wrote:
So doing this would require knowledge that other threads aren't accessing it.
You say that as if it's a bad thing.Yes, casting away protection should be done only when you know what you're doing. If you make a mistake, bad things will happen.
I think a system programming language cannot prevent the user from doing dangerous things. You will simply not be leaving enough rope.
Shachar
