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I think we’re making the same point, namely that if “X” is harmful, simply ignoring X is insufficient, you must take active measures to avoid being “contaminate
by raganwald 14y ago
I think we’re making the same point, namely that if “X” is harmful, simply ignoring X is insufficient, you must take active measures to avoid being “contaminated” by X.
We can debate how much effort is involved firewalling your code from X. It obviously varies depending on what precisely X is and how popular X is, but you clearly have to do more than simply “ignore” it.
- stcredzero 14y agoWe can debate how much effort is involved firewalling your code from X. Well, this thread has brought me to the awareness that there is always going to be some effort in this regard. Whichever programming language is used makes no difference.
- raganwald 14y agoFWIW, I agree about tools. I’ve certainly experimented with integrating Lint-like tools into the build process. Every team ought to have coding standards they enforce, whether mechanically, by eye, or a combination of both.