[Mono-list] ADV: Thinking in C# Release Candidate Ebook Available

[Larry O'Brien]

&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt;From the C# spec, I believe that the sample program: <BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; char c = (char) 1; <BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; c &lt;&lt;= 1; <BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; Should not compile according to the C# spec, and that the Microsoft <BR>&gt; &gt; compiler is more lax than it should be. <BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; Ok, I had a look at the spec and this indeed looks like a bug <BR>&gt; in csc. The issue is that people are going to depend on the <BR>&gt; csc bugs in a way or the other, sigh. What if we emit a <BR>&gt; warning in this case? Something like: <BR><BR>In a small way, putting an issue like this in a book intended for a wider audience than the spec can help. Can anyone give me a fairly explicit reference to the relevant text in the spec? I will call it out in Thinking in C#. <BR>
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