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The point of the posting was to examine different ways of solving the underlying problem,

Understood.

Most times, (though not all), when I find myself coding a tortuous solution, if I can step back from it, or get someone else's eyes upon it, there is a better solution.

But almost without exception, if you focus too close on the problematic code out of context, you lose the overview which allows for the clean solution.

With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
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