But I've never seen anyone argue that since integer overflow is undefined, the compiler is free to assume it cannot happen and optimize accordingly. In response to this, the only reasonable response ...

Even if you are a fairly expert C user, you may not know about undefined behavior, and if you do you might not realize what a problem it has become. A new critique suggests it is every bit as bad as ...

On June 4, 1996, the Ariane 5 rocket was launched, carrying a constellation of four research satellites. Approximately 30 seconds after liftoff, the rocket exploded. The subsequent investigation found ...

It is possible to find a set of conditions in which nothing strange happens (by simulating the program running in each case, or some sophisticated variation thereof). The problem is that doing so is a ...

Some very interesting research has just been published that throws a lot of light on the crazy belief that undefined behavior is useful, essential even, to certain types of optimization rather than ...