On Wed, May 18, 2005 at 01:16:02AM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > I could, but in charity I shall not, point to cases where the > helper packages are used as a crutch, with the developer having no > idea what was going on , and copying rules files around, engaging in > cargo cult programming.
And the same cargo cult activities can be undertaken for a hand-crafted rules file. In fact, when it comes down to it, helper scripts are little more than well-tested, named chunks of hand-rolled rules script that people randomly insert into their rules files, close their eyes, and cross their fingers. <grin> - Matt
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