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Re: saving AC development strength
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Paul Eggert |
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Re: saving AC development strength |
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Wed, 30 Jan 2002 22:15:10 -0800 (PST) |
> From: Bruce Korb <address@hidden>
> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 19:31:11 -0800
>
> The intent is to hand-hold people through the process of
> constructing simple macros.
OK, but that hand-holding teaches people to replace every `[' and `]'
with a quadrigraph. So:
* They learn the wrong quoting rules.
* They say "It's sooo ugly; you can't be serious!".
In this particular case it may be better to teach them to fish than to
give them a McDonald's Filet-O-Fish Sandwich.
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