From: invalid@invalid.invalid   
      
   "Carlos E. R."  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...   
      
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