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On Thu, 2002-09-12 at 09:35, Randall R Schulz wrote: > Rob, > > That rule is only apt if the user knows what external state is used as > input to the program they're running. If that input or dependency is made > explicit somehow (documentation might suffice), then you're right and it's > a matter of user control. However, if the user must examine the program's > source code to know why it's not behaving in the manner its authors > describe, that's not cool. > > As you may know, I don't subscribe to that "Use the Source, Duke" business. > If one must understand the internal workings of a thing just to use it, > it's not very good technology. It virtually negates the concept of automation! 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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