> the original point was that it doesn't matter whether you can > see the source or not, the effect is the same - failure to deal > with complexity results in an inability to simply compile a > working programme on new hardware running the same O/S and have > it work. instead, hacks are done and baggage is carried around > to keep the old binary working. >
it's even worse than that, because people learn from the bad code. We're raising a whole generation of people who think awful stuff is how it's done ... ron
