On Mon, May 13, 2002 at 07:04:59AM -0500, David W. Tamkin wrote:
So tell me, Mr. Edelstein, exactly what is the advantage of "cat one-file |
process" that makes up for its comparative inefficiency? "The disadvantage is
small" is a point worth making only when the advantage is greater, not when
the advantage is nonexistent. Additionally, doing it when the disadvantage is
small reinforces a bad habit, and telling others to do it fosters a bad habit
in them.
Someone piss in your cereal this morning, David? I dind't say "The
disadvantage is small", I said the difference in efficiency in a one-off
command line wasn't worth worrying about too much.
You have no counterargument here.
What, you're making my decisions for me now?
My counterargument is that I don't get my panties in a wad because someone
proposes a solution that doesn't agree 100% with mine.
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