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6 Sep 2024 19:19:47 EDT (-0400)
  Re: This is the sort of brokenness...  
From: Warp
Date: 19 Mar 2009 11:09:34
Message: <49c2602d@news.povray.org>
Nicolas Alvarez <nic### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> Warp wrote:
> >   Why not? Having the compiler check for breaking of agreements (eg.
> >   "don't
> > access these variables") is much better than oral agreements. The compiler
> > is much better at catching mistakes than you are.

> It's an underscore or something else clearly visible in the offending
> (= private-data-using-) code, not an oral agreement.

  Ok, "written agreement" then, if you want to nitpick. Not much difference.
Still not enforced nor sanity-checked by anyone or anything.

-- 
                                                          - Warp


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