Malcolm Dew-Jones wrote:
> DA Morgan (damorgan_at_psoug.org) wrote:
>
> : Thus when something is easily proven by trial or reading I always try
> : to point in that direction.
>
> I'm a big advocate of figuring things out by trying them out, but there
> are some big caveats to point out.
>
> What you learn, especially for unusual edge cases, may be the
> coincidental, undefined, or even buggy, answer that should not be used as
> an answer for any real programming task.
>
> What you learn is only as good as your test case, which itself may have
> flaws, misunderstandings, or out and out bugs, and therefore cannot be
> relied upon for and any real programming task.
>
> $0.10
>
> --
>
> This space not for rent.
I am in complete agreement.
--
Daniel A. Morgan
http://www.psoug.org
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
(replace x with u to respond)
Received on Sun Jul 17 2005 - 18:05:20 CDT
