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On 5/2/2012 12:21 PM, BGB wrote:
...
> in this case, a technically inaccurate statement was used to make a
> point, but the technical inaccuracy would be "excusable" under the basis
> that many people wouldn't really care that they are different in these
> regards, seeing them as "similar".

There are exceptions, and special cases, where the differences really
matter. I've written a C program that included the same file a dozen
times.

However, they very frequently take the same place in the formalities for
using library software, the same place in the life of a programmer. Each
of them is the answer to "What do you usually add near the start of a
compilation unit when using external software?" for its language.

Patricia