This is not quite true.
Java does not prevent integer overflows (it will not throw an
exception). So you still have to be careful about array indexes.
Andrew
On 29/03/2006, at 12:49 PM, michaelslists_at_gmail.com wrote:
> no, a browser written in java would not have buffer overflow/stack
> issues. the jvm is specifically designed to prevent it ...
>
> -- Michael
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