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OtterCoder on Aug 23, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Code Smells: Iteration

Even Excalibur can be used to mince garlic, and even a supercomputer can be used to play Zork.

masklinn on Aug 24, 2017 [–]

Yeah I mean my point is "trust but verify", I love restricted iteration construct, but just because they're being used does not mean they're being used "properly" unless the language ensures it.

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