in reply to Re^2: How would I change a10 into A:10 in perl?
in thread How would I change a10 into A:10 in perl?

    "If the requirements change from 1 letter to more, your code won't handle it. "

If the requirements change from letters to kanji or hiragana characters, *your code* won't handle it either. And that is just as likely.

Coding now to exceed the known requirements, in order to cater for some future, speculative change, is a waste of time and effort.

When (if!) the requirements change, the the code can be changed to match the new requirements.

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