do. command. safety. ?

[Richard Gaskin]

J. Landman Gay wrote:

 > Thanks for the examples, Alex and Richard. I did understand the
 > principle behind the caution but I couldn't get any of my tests to
 > produce bad results. Both your examples do that.
 >
 > I think the problem was that I wasn't being imaginative enough.

You were just thinking constructively.  You look for outcomes that 
benefit people.  That's a good perspective to have.  Most devs do.

Maliciously breaking things requires a different mindset.

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