[plt-scheme] to define, or to let (new twist)

"Bradd W. Szonye" <bradd+plt at szonye.com> writes:
>> If the program must not fail, then "soft" and "hard" failures are
>> equally unacceptable.

Joe Marshall wrote:
> Agreed.  And it is far easier to build a robust system on top of a
> fail-fast system than on top of a fail-slow one.

That's the common wisdom, and my experience agrees with it.
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Bradd W. Szonye
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