DW> I have sometimes wondered if it might be possible to do this
DW> automatically - to set up some sort of "supervisor" which would watch
DW> a program as it is running for a long time, and take note of any bits
DW> that are never used. Eventually, it would cut them out. But, of
DW> course, this would probably cause problems by removing error traps and
DW> the like,
DW> which are executed only very rarely but are very valuable when they
DW> are needed.
Curious idea. I learned a long time ago that for me, there are stages
involved in removing "unused code", the first stage being to merely
comment it out, but leave it present for a LONG time, lest Bill White's
scenario come true and the code I needed is GONE forever.
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