On 26 October 2013 06:18, Mark Janssen <dreamingforw...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > As for the hex value for Nan who really gives a toss? The whole point is > > that you initialise to something that you do not expect to see. Do you > not > > have a text book that explains this concept? > > No, I don't think there is a textbook that explains such a concept of > initializing memory to anything but 0 -- UNLESS you're from Stupid > University. > > Thanks for providing fodder... > I know I'm replying to a someone who has trolled many threads over multiple years ... or as I'm now starting to suspect, possibly a bot, but I'll give him (it?) this one chance to show the capability to read and learn. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexspeak Search for 0xBAADF00D; 0xBADDCAFE; and (in particular) OxDEADBEEF. These are historical examples of this technique used by major companies. Tim Delaney
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