Mail Archives: cygwin/2002/09/12/01:38:59
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On Thu, 2002-09-12 at 09:35, Randall R Schulz wrote:
> Rob,
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> That rule is only apt if the user knows what external state is used as=20
> input to the program they're running. If that input or dependency is made=
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> explicit somehow (documentation might suffice), then you're right and it'=
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> a matter of user control. However, if the user must examine the program's=
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> source code to know why it's not behaving in the manner its authors=20
> describe, that's not cool.
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> As you may know, I don't subscribe to that "Use the Source, Duke" busines=
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> If one must understand the internal workings of a thing just to use it,=20
> it's not very good technology. It virtually negates the concept of automa=
tion!
I agree completely. My point (which I think you may have missed) is that
buliding the internal workings on the basis that 'someone may override
foo and we must prevent that' is not good technology.
Rob
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