I completely understand that view. From my perspective I'm trying to prevent newcomers from picking up either time-wasting habits or dangerous ones. Which means, I'm trying to help you even if it doesn't quite feel that way.

DO NOT PLACE THIS SERVICE ON AN OPEN WEB SERVER

That caveat in the script should be read to mean: the following code is insecure but let's not worry about how. If you emulate it, you could destroy a business, expose yourself to multi-million dollar lawsuits, get yourself fired, or generally make co-workers not enjoy having you on the team.

I am completely for test code and learning code and reinventing wheels for fun and all that. So I'm not trying to be a downer or criticize. I would be angry if I saw that code at work is all and I'd like to help new hackers avoid that direction as I have no idea how long my career will be. :P

Corion got you a good response on your direct questions. So, not all monks are bad!

In reply to Re^3: learning by example; please explain what this code is doing? by Your Mother
in thread learning by example; please explain what this code is doing? by Habs

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