From: Kaspar Schiess <eule@...>
Date: 2004-06-10T17:42:42+09:00
Subject: Re: strip DOS ^Ms?

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Philipp Kern wrote:
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| Any argument for this thesis?
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| Bye,
| phil

My point being that a custom hacked tool for a momentary need is seldom
as clever as the tools that are specially designed for your problem.

Often the need for a small patch to bring things together is a sign for
a lack of design on a larger scale. To just gsub the problem away is the
very best way of having to gsub again tomorrow.

Now of course we all like to write code; it's just that more code is not
always the answer. Madness is a harsh word for that on a short time
scale, but on the long run, I think it actually applies.

best regards,
kaspar

semantics & semiotics
code manufacture

www.tua.ch/ruby
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