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- Subject: Re: [Proposal] rawpairs()
- From: Rena <hyperhacker@...>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2016 15:30:25 -0500
On Jan 26, 2016 5:59 PM, "Duncan Cross" <duncan.cross@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 3:50 PM, Soni L. <fakedme@gmail.com> wrote:
> > pairs() is considered harmful, and can cause bugs:
> > https://github.com/MightyPirates/OpenComputers/issues/1625
>
> By the way, it's worth noting that "Considered Harmful" is an
> infamous, powerful phrase in programming because of Dijkstra's
> recommendation to thoroughly reject "goto" -- a deep-rooted orthodoxy,
> which the Lua core team has already demonstrated they're quite happy
> to ignore. ;)
>
> -Duncan
>
See also: "Considered harmful" considered harmful: http://meyerweb.com/eric/comment/chech.html
So many people seem to think they can sway public opinion by just including these two magic words, that I tend to ignore such remarks.
