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0 pointsGaelan9y ago0 comments

You can write gibberish in any language. You shouldn't kill useful features because they are sometimes misused.

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olalonde9y ago

> You shouldn't kill useful features because they are sometimes misused.

That is highly debatable.

ghurtado9y ago

Not even PHP's "register_globals"?

GaelanOP9y ago

I'd argue that register_globals is never a good idea. Post-if is sometimes a good idea, with one case that is problematic (less readable, not even a negative affect on function)

ghurtado9y ago

I happen to agree, but the statement was about "useful features".

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0 pointsGaelan9y ago0 comments

You can write gibberish in any language. You shouldn't kill useful features because they are sometimes misused.

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olalonde9y ago

> You shouldn't kill useful features because they are sometimes misused.

That is highly debatable.

ghurtado9y ago

Not even PHP's "register_globals"?

GaelanOP9y ago

I'd argue that register_globals is never a good idea. Post-if is sometimes a good idea, with one case that is problematic (less readable, not even a negative affect on function)

ghurtado9y ago

I happen to agree, but the statement was about "useful features".

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