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From: "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
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Subject: Re: For those arguing over languages...
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:49:21 +0100
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On 2026-02-12 10:55, Richard Kettlewell wrote:
> "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> writes:
>> In the example posted:
>>
>>    The user types in a password, which gets checked against
>>    a database, character by character. Once the first character
>>    doesn't match, an error message is returned.
>>
>> ...the fault is not of the compiler, but of the programmer. He has to
>> examine all characters even if he knows there is no point.
> 
> Obviously you didn’t read the whole article...

I didn't :-)

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Cheers,
        Carlos E.R.