Re: A Review Request

On 18 May 2011 23:12, tedd <tedd@sperling.com> wrote: > At 10:55 PM +0200 5/18/11, Peter Lind wrote: >> >> On 18 May 2011 22:34, tedd <tedd@sperling.com> wrote: >>> >>>  At 3:31 PM -0400 5/18/11, Joshua Kehn wrote: >>>> >>>>  On May 18, 2011, at 3:22 PM, tedd wrote: >>>>> >>>>>  I am considering providing PHP code to the general public via my >>>>> website >>>>> >>>>>  This is my first attempt: >> >>  >>> >>  >>> >> <http://sperling.com/php/authorization/> >>  >>> What do you people think? >> >> Good initiative. One thing though: >> Please do not EVER suggest that people copy/paste your code. Do NOT >> provide a nice option for copying it or suggest that "it will work if >> you just copy this and add a suffix". Plenty of people will mess >> things up somehow, you'll discover a bug somewhere, etc. etc. >> Copypasted code is one of the worst things the web has done. So please >> don't add to it :) >> >> Regards >> Peter > > Peter: > > Thanks, but the point here *is* to get people involved using PHP. Good and noble intent. Does not in any way have anything to do with copypasting. > The code I've placed in the "Copy/Paste" sections will work "as-is" > *IF* the > users follow directions. I've tested it and it does work. *IF* the users follow directions - a lot of them won't. Some of them will copypaste it into different environments than you have envisaged. Then someone will probably also find a bug in it at some point. > Granted, for over a dozen years I've provided various "code" to users and > have more than my share of stories to tell of how they don't follow > directions -- just take a look at my "Web Tips" pages. However, I would have > greatly appreciated someone showing me what an include was back in 1998. It > could have saved me a lot of trouble. You make my point for me but for some reason don't want to follow the logical conclusion of it. Why? > This is just one way to give-back. Suggesting people that they copypaste your code is a very bad way of giving back. Suggesting that they read and understand the code is a great way. I hope you see the difference. Regards Peter -- <hype> WWW: plphp.dk / plind.dk LinkedIn: plind BeWelcome/Couchsurfing: Fake51 Twitter: kafe15 </hype>