"I must admit the title of this article is a bit of a misnomer. When I began writing the article I agreed with the title, but after reading up on what Defensive

"I must admit the title of this article is a bit of a misnomer. When I began writing the article I agreed with the title, but after reading up on what Defensive Programming really is, I realized. I am a defensive programmer." Next time the author will know to check the value before evaluating.