You and I agree again ;-)

On Monday, July 15, 2013 5:19:17 AM UTC+3, TreKing wrote:
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> On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 5:22 PM, Palmer Eldritch 
> <[email protected]<javascript:>
> > wrote:
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>> Have you thought that this could be a way of delving a bit deeper into 
>> the framework ? That, well, it's not the end result only but the search 
>> that matters ?
>>
>
> If what you're saying is that this is an academic endeavor on your part 
> and you're doing it to learn, then OK - go nuts, it's your time.
>  
>
>> And that maybe this way one writes code faster at the end cause one knows 
>> his/her way better ?
>>
>
> I don't see how determining if one specific function in the Android 
> framework can potentially send a null variable will make you write code 
> faster. In fact, one could argue that the amount of time you've spent on 
> this has made your code-writing drastically slower =P
>  
>
>> Receiving an object one hasn't the slightest idea about is apparently the 
>> android way - may be null or not - who cares as long as we can add an if
>>
>
> This is not the "Android way" - this is the "programming against any 
> library ever created" way. Anytime you use any library that you yourself 
> did not write or have the source to, and is not clearly documented, you 
> will have the same issue.
>
> Now I'm just curious why you're so invested in this one function and if 
> you spend this much time determining the validity of every variable you get 
> in every method you employ from every external library you use? If not, why 
> the fascination with this one method?
>
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> TreKing <http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking> - Chicago 
> transit tracking app for Android-powered devices
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