From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2026-02-12 10:55, Richard Kettlewell wrote:   
   > "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...   
      
   I didn't :-)   
      
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