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Quote: prescribing the number of digits in a date field is a trivial design decision; it is a scandal only because it is expensive to change

topics > all references > references c-d > QuoteRef: creeC11_1997 , p. 137



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design for change
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range data type
Topic:
representation data type

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The two-digit data field … is just a choice among millions that programmers … Prescribing a particular number of digits is a … or even billion-dollar consequences.   Google-1   Google-2

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