[Info-vax] VMS Software Q1 '23 Update

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On Mon, 2023-02-06 at 13:34 +0000, Simon Clubley wrote:
> > Makes sense as Dave Culter based some of the Windows Kernel on
> > OpenVMS. The infamous BUGCHK is still there :-D
> 
> I actually prefer code that has BUGCHKs built into it instead of code
> that assumes it's perfect and doesn't need any internal self
> checking..

Just a small correction, his name is Cutler, not Culter. 

As for BUGCHKs, they're best left to system level things such as device
drivers. I think users would be rather displeased if a program kept
taking down the operating system with it given bad inputs :-D

I faintly recall using an '&' in a certain way on VMS 4.2(?) would
crash it. 
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