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Re: Re: Re: I know this code could be better...by jreades (Friar) |
on Jun 21, 2001 at 01:16 UTC ( [id://90195]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
Yes, but consider a change needing to be made down the line: Q: "Hey petdance we're porting this script to Unix, can you make it run there too?" A: "Sure, I'll just change the constant." Q: "Hey what did you change in that script so that now it doesn't work on NT anymore?" A: "Hmmmmm" Ok, so the example is a stretch, but imagine the solution using a sub instead of a constant.
And all of that requires exactly no changes to the rest of your application. Yes, it is paranoid, but that doesn't mean they're not out to get you.
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