On Sat, Nov 08, 2014 at 08:18:14AM -0800, Richard Elling via illumos-developer 
wrote:
> Removing stuff adds no value.

That's not true.  Removing stuff simplifies whatever is left.  Simpler
things are easier to understand than complex things.

I've gotten bitten by accidentally reading libbc instead of libc more than
half a dozen time.  There are plenty of other places in the code that just
hinder understanding - either by adding complexity or just being confusing.

Jeff.

-- 
NT is to UNIX what a doughnut is to a particle accelerator.


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