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2010/12/31 �<skip@pobox.com>

� �>> Another example. I can totally remove the variable i, just using the

� �>> stack, so a debugger (or, in general, having the tracing enabled)
� � �>> cannot even find something to change about it.

� �Ethan> -1



� �Ethan> Debugging is challenging enough as it is -- why would you want to

� �Ethan> make it even more difficult?



<snarky>

I don't know. �Maybe he wants his program to run faster.
�</snarky>

If you use print statements for the bulk of your debugging (many people do),
unrolling loops doesn't affect your debugging ability.

�Skip