That being said, I think we should immediately deprecate any string concatenation that combines '19' with '99'. :-)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker humorously proposes deprecating string concatenation that joins the numbers 19 and 99.
- In plain terms
- We should stop concatenating '19' with '99'.
- What can you take from it?
- Avoid fragile string tricks that can cause bugs.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When is string concatenation acceptable?
Another view
Sometimes concatenation is the simplest solution.
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