[rescue] Small servers (was Re: WTT: 1.5G of PC2700 for 1G of PC100)

[wa2egp at att.net]

> 1. Always initialize variables.
> 
> 2. Validate the parameters to a system call before you call it.
> 
> 3. Validate the results of a system call (as in don't use a NULL pointer).
> 
> 4. Always make sure the data fits in the space allocated for it.
> 
> 5. Always make sure an I/O operation succeeds. 
> 
> 6. Put lots of debugging statments in your code.
>    
> 7. Comments, comments, comments. 
>  
> 8. Write as simple code as possible. If it is difficult for someone to
>    understand, it will be impossible to maintain. (KISS).
> 
> Geoff.

Also remember constants aren't and variable won't.  :)

Bob