floating point - nan initializers

[Sean Kelly]

Walter Bright wrote:
> "Derek Parnell" <derek at psych.ward> wrote in message 
> news:op.s5ahr0v26b8z09 at ginger.vic.bigpond.net.au...
>> I work with a language (Euphoria) in which all variables are set to 
>> uninitialized and it doesn't allow you to use an uninitialized variable.
> 
> That appears to implement in software my idea that memory should have a 
> parallel set of bits saying whether each location is initialized or not. The 
> trouble with doing it in software is it about halves the execution speed. 

Could make it an optional/debug feature, but it might be a lot of work 
for something that a code analyzer could possibly accomplish as well?


Sean