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references a-b
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dangling pointers
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safe use of pointers
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initialized constants
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static single assignment; SSA
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undefined, null, and other signal values
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program proof via assertions
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error messages

Reference

Boyland, J., "Alias burying: unique variables without destructive reads", Software--Practice and Experience, 31, 6, pp. 533-553, May 2001. Google

Quotations
534 ;;Quote: use alias burying to avoid destructive reads of 'read-once' variables; aliases must be dead when reading a unique field of possibly shared objects; static enforcement by restricting aliases across procedure calls
538 ;;Quote: a borrowed variable (a dynamic alias) is never stored in a field; owned elsewhere; may be used for computation or local variable, but it is never returned
538 ;;Quote: with dynamic aliases there may be data dependencies between writes through a unique field and reads through a dynamic alias
539 ;;Quote: using borrowed variables and annotations, defer read nullification until the variable becomes dead; need annotations on fields and method interfaces
543 ;;Quote: alias burying guarantees that aliases are never used; fields are never null unless explicitly set
545 ;;Quote: for alias burying, annotate parameters, return values, and fields as unique or borrowed; restricts use; need to analyze local variables
551 ;;Quote: alias burying my be used with existing compilers and run-time systems
551+;;Quote: alias burying requires a complex, intraprocedural analysis; minor source-level changes may lead to confusing error messages


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Topic: initialized constants (12 items)
Topic: static single assignment; SSA (19 items)
Topic: undefined, null, and other signal values (34 items)
Topic: program proof via assertions (61 items)
Topic: error messages (37 items)

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