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From: David Starner <dvdeug@email.ro>
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On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 13:12:32 -0500, Hyman Rosen wrote:
> The idea is to make it not strange, so that you read the code and
> immediately understand what it does.

Part of the point of the argument is that I don't believe your solution
can change; it's still going to be virtually impossible to follow, it's
just going to be sanctioned as acceptable.