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How should the OP respond to the offending individual and others like him in this case?
I see no harm in telling the truth. That if they use $&, the program slows down. Back it up with benchmarks, if necessary.

Abigail

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Re: Re: detecting $& usage
by QM (Parson) on Jan 28, 2004 at 19:48 UTC
    I see no harm in telling the truth. That if they use $&, the program slows down. Back it up with benchmarks, if necessary.
    Fair enough :)

    I was hoping to get some insight into dealing with difficult people. In retrospect I think it's fair to present them with facts. If they choose to ignore the facts, the problem may be unsolvable.

    -QM
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