how to make code stay invariant

[John Carter]

On Mon, 31 Jul 2006, John Carter wrote:

> Ok, so let's threat model that....

Let me distill that into much simpler terms....

Adding code to increase reliability is a bit like trying to put a fire
out by swamping it with petrol.

Yip, you can do it.

But generally it's not a Good Idea.


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