XPost: alt.folklore.computers   
   From: OFeem1987@teleworm.us   
      
   rbowman wrote this post by blinking in Morse code:   
      
   > On Sat, 3 Jan 2026 07:11:19 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:   
   >   
   >>     3 Thou shalt cast all function arguments to the expected type if   
   >>       they are not of that type already, even when thou art convinced   
   >>       that this is unnecessary, lest they take cruel vengeance upon thee   
   >>       when thou least expect it.   
   >   
   > Corollary: thou shalt be sparing in thy use of const lest future   
   > generations curse thy name.   
      
   const can be annoying, but it forces one to *think*, which, as you   
   hint, can cause cursing.   
      
       :-D   
      
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