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On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 7:56 AM, Abigail <abigail@abigail.be> wrote: > On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 10:32:21AM +0100, Ben Evans wrote: > > > > I also don't buy the "we can't change the code - even a simplifying > change > > could risk introducing new bugs" argument. By that reasoning, we'll never > > change anything ever again - and I also really don't like the thought > that > > there are parts of the codebase that we're afraid to change. > > What a rubbish reasoning. Noone ever said "We can't change the code - even > a simplification change could risk introducing new bugs". Well, that's how I, for one, read your original comment. You didn't really provide much in the way of supporting context. > Yes, a simplification change risks introducing new bugs. From it, noone > concludes we cannot change code. It's just something one has to consider, > specially if the (main) argument for a change is "it simplifies code". > Yes, but in this case, the main argument for removing it is that it's a little-used Perl4ism which adds no great benefit to the language, and (according to the people who are at the sharp end of training new people and welcoming them to the language) trips up newbies (and experienced developers) quite often. BenThread Previous | Thread Next