Ending Null Pointer Crashes.

The article discusses the role that what are referred to as null (also known as nil, or void) pointers play in the developing of computer bugs, or viruses, including in regard to virus prevention and null pointer dereferencing in Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Database (CVE). An overview of th...

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Publicado en:	Communications of the ACM Vol. 60; no. 5; pp. 8 - 10
Autor principal:	Meyer, Bertrand
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Association for Computing Machinery May2017
Materias:	Computer virus prevention Eiffel (Computer program language) Computer programming Computer security Vacuum
Acceso en línea:	Ver este registro en EBSCOhost

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Sumario:	The article discusses the role that what are referred to as null (also known as nil, or void) pointers play in the developing of computer bugs, or viruses, including in regard to virus prevention and null pointer dereferencing in Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Database (CVE). An overview of the computer programming language Eiffel, including its role in preventing viruses in computer codes, is provided.