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in thread The trap of reference numification

I don't think anyone was proposing that it be done without major discussion. I assume that the usual erudite discourse and flamewars to light up the night sky will take place on p5p. Personally, I think the change would be worth the effort.
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Re^5: The trap of reference numification
by dragonchild (Archbishop) on Nov 11, 2005 at 23:03 UTC
    If 5.10.0 ever gets released, then I would agree. Putting it into 5.8.8 is just a recipe for disaster.
    My criteria for good software:
    1. Does it work?
    2. Can someone else come in, make a change, and be reasonably certain no bugs were introduced?
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      Putting it into 5.8.8 is just a recipe for disaster.

      What would be so disasterous about an additional warning? So, a few people would have to add no warnings 'numification'; (or whatever) to their modules. I don't think that would be a reason to run for the bomb shelters.

      -sauoq
"My two cents aren't worth a dime.";
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        The warning category won't exist in 5.8.7 and the modules that use this behavior are the ones that no-one wants to try and debug (including the author, in many cases). So, now we have to test to see if the warning category exists before we disable it?
        My criteria for good software:
        1. Does it work?
        2. Can someone else come in, make a change, and be reasonably certain no bugs were introduced?
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