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List:       kde-commits
Subject:    Re: KDE/kdepim/kleopatra/crypto
From:       "Aaron J. Seigo" <aseigo () kde ! org>
Date:       2008-02-19 4:17:53
Message-ID: 200802182117.53685.aseigo () kde ! org
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On Monday 18 February 2008, Ingo Klöcker wrote:
> Sure, but I claim that all KDE developers will be able to understand the
> Q_FOREACH version at first sight because similar constructs are used
> everywhere else in KDE.

+1

> OTOH, I further claim that almost all KDE 
> developers will have to consult the STL documentation in order to
> figure out wtf the STL version does. 

probably, yes

> Anyway, it's your code. 

yes

> You will  have to maintain it. 

not forever. eventually we all move on one way or another. leaving code behind 
that is obfuscated for the masses is just disrespectful of those who will 
come after us.

this is also why we do {}s on every conditional.

Marc, you may be brilliant. those who come after/around you may not be 
brilliant in all the same ways.

-- 
Aaron J. Seigo
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