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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2016
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Christopher A. Lattner, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Douglas Paul Gregor, San Jose, CA (US);
Theodore Merrell Kremenek, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert John McCall, San Francisco, CA (US);
Joe Groff, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, an improved programming system and language for application development is provided that combines elements of the C and Objective-C languages without the constraints imposed by a requirement to maintain compatibility with the C language. The language provides the functionality of the C language compatibility in certain areas to improve the inherent safety of software written in the language. The new language includes default safety considerations such as bounds and overflow checking.