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What would you suppose the most common type of error is when using arrays? Why? How can you guard against it?

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100+ words explain the pitfalls of index overflow and how to avoid them.

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The most common type of error when using an array is array index overflow. This happens when the programmer tries to access an array location that does not ...

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