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Re: Levels of strictness and compatibilityby BrowserUk (Patriarch) |
on Feb 17, 2014 at 00:21 UTC ( [id://1075113]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
Problem:
So the challenge as a newbie is what level of prophylactic should you employ? And as a reasonably experienced Perler; what level should you employ to ensure that your perfectly functional code cannot be trivial modified in an incorrect way without tripping a warning or error of some kind; without having burdened it with overhead such that it is entirely useless? And, IMO, the answer is: you cannot. In the end, one has to assume some more-than-beginner, less-than-expert level of competence from those that will follow you. Attempting to pander to the lowest common denominator, is an exercise in futility; and more damaging to the language than obfuscation! With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
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