> this is not a Perl vs C issue

Sorry, I wasn't trying to make it one; but, the reference to a particular language made me think about how this would be accomplished in my favorite language. That's all.

My preferences aside, I think C isn't the greatest choice for this application, as it is more difficult to maintain secure, reliable code on a short time schedule. Remember that the voting machines must be very maintainable on short notice, because new voting laws sometimes get passed weeks before an election.

> The problems are all (OK, how about mostly?) in the basic design philosophy the companies started with. Just be thankful that, under those conditions, they didn't use perl!

On that point, I will agree. But, considering this is PerlMonks, a Meditation on writing a voting machine system in C or Java seems somewhat out-of-place. ;-)

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In reply to Re^2: Larry Wall for President! (or at least voting systems in Perl...) by radiantmatrix
in thread Larry Wall for President! (or at least voting systems in Perl...) by radiantmatrix

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