Another Sets Problem

[Victor Subervi]

On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 4:30 PM, Carsten Haese <carsten.haese at gmail.com>wrote:

> Victor Subervi wrote:
> > On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 3:58 PM, Carsten Haese <carsten.haese at gmail.com
> > <mailto:carsten.haese at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     Victor Subervi wrote:
> >     > You know I did this before, substituting "f" for "field", and it
> >     honestly wouldn't print but threw a 500 error. Now it works. I don't
> >     understand.
> >
> >     That's exactly why you keep running into strange problems. I strongly
> >     urge you to learn to understand why your code does what it does. The
> >     desire to find out how something works is, in my opinion, an
> essential
> >     skill in a programmer, and your "maybe I'll figure it out later"
> >     attitude displays a disturbing lack of this skill.
> >
> >
> > Wrong. Prioritization is also important. Don't be so foolish as to think
> > that I don't want to understand why my code does what it does!
>
> You need to rethink your priorities. Understanding your code is a
> prerequisite, not a luxury. You keep saying that you'll get around to
> understanding your code when it's done. My point is that your code will
> never be done if you don't take the time to understand it.
>

I'm trying to understand it, for crying out loud! I'm also trying to eat!
Have a nice day! Goodbye!
beno
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