
In summary, you enjoy distinct advantages by writing small programs
instead of large ones. Their simplicity makes them easier to write, under
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stand, and maintain. In addition, both people and machines find them
more accommodating. Most importantly, you will equip your programs to
deal with situations you couldn’t possibly have anticipated when you wrote
them.
Look to the future. It will be here sooner than you think.
2.3 Looking at a bug
Let’s take a moment to talk about a bug—not a software bug, but the other
kind of bug.
A peculiar species of flying insect inhabits the area around Lake Victoria, a
source of the Nile river. Spectacular video footage ...