A desperate lunge for on-topic-ness

[Grant Edwards]

On 2012-10-21, Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python at pearwood.info> wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Oct 2012 22:43:07 +1100, Chris Angelico wrote:
>
>> On Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 9:00 PM, Steven D'Aprano
>> <steve+comp.lang.python at pearwood.info> wrote:
>>> Er, no. Note spelling of "source code" vs "souce code". Hence the grin.
>> 
>> Ahh. I totally didn't see that, I'm way too used to reading past typos.
>
> As a programmer, doesn't that screw up your debugging ability?

Indeed it does.

I spent a half hour the other day trying to figure out what was wrong
with a line of PHP code, when it was nothing but a mis-spelled
variable name.  [I've only been working with PHP a short time, but
have quickly grown to dislike it.]

-- 
Grant