GI/GO is bullshit, you should never output garbage no matter how fucked up the input is. If you can't process it normally, you kick out an error condition of some sort you don't just throw up your hands and say "Oh well, the user entered the wrong password so we'll just have to give him access to everything".
GI/GO is bullshit, you should never output garbage no matter how fucked up the input is
*whoooosh*
No, the computer has no way of reading your mind to know that the garbage isn't the perfectly processed output expected from the given input. The computer doesn't understand intent or context, and thankfully it just does what it's told instead of deciding to give you some stupid error, "The output wouldn't have looked pretty to computers. Error."
Before tossing out grampa's words of wisdom, at least try to understand them. And if you can't, the get off my lawn!!!
Garbage in, (Score:1)
Garbage out. What else is new?
Re: (Score:5, Interesting)
Garbage out. What else is new?
GI/GO is bullshit, you should never output garbage no matter how fucked up the input is. If you can't process it normally, you kick out an error condition of some sort you don't just throw up your hands and say "Oh well, the user entered the wrong password so we'll just have to give him access to everything".
Re:Garbage in, (Score:2)
GI/GO is bullshit, you should never output garbage no matter how fucked up the input is
*whoooosh*
No, the computer has no way of reading your mind to know that the garbage isn't the perfectly processed output expected from the given input. The computer doesn't understand intent or context, and thankfully it just does what it's told instead of deciding to give you some stupid error, "The output wouldn't have looked pretty to computers. Error."
Before tossing out grampa's words of wisdom, at least try to understand them. And if you can't, the get off my lawn!!!