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      1     ~ knubbze's Grundregeln beim phpbint schreiben ~
      2 Maxim 1: The more confusing the error message, the better.
      3 Maxim 2: If it doesn’t run under Windows, then it’s Windows’ fault.
      4 Maxim 3: Detect Windows, and crash.
      5 Maxim 4: Manuals are a waste of time.
      6 Maxim 5: Words in boldface don’t count.
      7 Maxim 6: Just because you’re a Windows application doesn’t mean
      8 Maxim 7: Performance degradation is acceptable in the greater interest
      9 Maxim 8: If you’re going to do something wrong, do it wrong
     10 Maxim 9: Find a rule and break it as blatantly as possible.
     11 Maxim 10: The weirder your code, the harder it will be for the operating system to detect that you are about to do something stupid and rescue you.
     12 Maxim 11: Always look for the weirdest, most convoluted way of doing something. That way, you stand a good chance of doing it wrong.
     13 Maxim 12: It is better to be lucky than good.
     14 Maxim 13: Multitasking is for wimps.
     15 Maxim 14: Persistence may not help, but it’s fun.
     16 Maxim 15: Thrashing is good. It reminds the user that the computer is on.
     17 Maxim 16: Random addresses are harmless.
     18 Maxim 17: If you’re going to fail, do so as subtly as possible.
     19 Maxim 18: Do something that is supported only under Windows, and do it wrong.
     20 Maxim 19: Second-guess the specification whenever possible.
     21 Maxim 20: Knowledge of the English language is optional.
     22 Maxim 21: Well-behaved programs are for wimps.
     23 Maxim 22: Bite the hand that feeds you.
     24 Maxim 23: Words in italics don’t count.
     25 Maxim 24: If you can’t be subtle, then be blatant.
     26 Maxim 25: Intel will never release a new CPU.
     27 Maxim 26: Slower is better.
     28 Maxim 27: If you can’t convince the operating system to screw you up, take matters into your own hands.
     29 Maxim 28: Microsoft will never release a new version of the operating system.
     30 Maxim 29: The high words of 32-bit registers are always zero.
     31 Maxim 30: Even business applications can benefit from a boot disk.
     32 Maxim 31: Error checking is for wimps.
     33 Maxim 32: Don’t bother testing the error paths. The game is already over.
     34 Maxim 33: When faced with the unusual, self-destruct.