Re: [ID 19991229.003] perl 5.005_03 core dumps -- signal

[Chip Salzenberg <chip@valinux.com>]

According to Ilya Zakharevich:
> You can put Hanukka bush ornaments on anything.  Most of the time
> the only reason Moliere syndrom appears is to hide the fact that the
> message is content-free.  Even if not, things may improve by
> removing ornaments.

Your point is well-taken.

On the other hand, good design often comes down to taste and
intuition, which usually don't survive reductionist analysis.

Sometimes the only available alternative to being vague and indirect
is leaving important things unsaid.  Which is worse?
-- 
Chip Salzenberg          - a.k.a. -           <chip@valinux.com>
        "He's Mr. Big of 'Big And Tall' fame."  // MST3K

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Follow-Ups from:

Ilya Zakharevich <ilya@math.ohio-state.edu>

References to:

Ilya Zakharevich <ilya@math.ohio-state.edu>
Tom Christiansen <tchrist@jhereg.perl.com>
Ilya Zakharevich <ilya@math.ohio-state.edu>

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