I'm sorry to disagree with you guys on this one. I don't beleive there is such a thing as a trade secret when it comes to programming. I tend to think that the what is being done is the industry weapon, not how you do it. Especially when it comes down to snippets! I mean, I could collect all of the snippets on this site (and there are plenty of good ones) and package them all neatly in a little bundle. If you don't know where to use them, knowing how to use them doesn't do much good either.

I understand that certain companies require employees to sign contracts stating that everything they produce while working under the flag of the company can be considerded intellectual property of the employer, but I mean, what are the chances of someone pattenting a certain snippet of code? There is very little that's new under the sun these days...

I may be just rambling as usual, but I don't think there is a need for code protection anymore these days. Its not how you do it, but what you are doing. Just my R$ 0.02 as usual.

#!/home/bbq/bin/perl
# Trust no1!

In reply to What vs. How (was: To Post or not?) by BBQ
in thread To Post or not? by Poetic Justice

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