Perl is worse!

[Steve Lamb]

On 28 Jul 2000 15:05:49 -0400, David Bolen <db3l at fitlinxx.com> wrote:
>I'm curious, since you've raised this point a few times now.  If this
>is true, then where is the pain, during this input check, of simply
>making whatever conversion you need into an object type that you want
>to use within the program.

    I believe it is when the checks are made through other mechanisms as well
as when the flow of data is known from start to finish that such changes, and
indeed in some cases the checks, should not be needed.


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