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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.