Douglas,

On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 10:07:43 -0500, Douglas Wood wrote:

> I used to work with a guy who, upon receiving any source code, would strip 
> all comments. His reasoning? The code should tell him everything he needs to 
> know about the program.

I wonder if it was an ancestor of his who decided that the Titanic didn't need enough lifeboats for all of the 
passengers, because it was unsinkable?  Or who decided that WW I pilots shouldn't have parachutes, as they 
would encourage them to leave the aircraft rather than fight till the end?


Howard Winter
St.Albans, England


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