Any time you copy and paste code, THINK! It's almost always a sign of a mistake -- If you have information to duplicate, there are usually dozens of better ways to do it. ---- I've seen clipboard replacements for Windows that do all kinds of snazzy things. What about one that detects copy and pasting of anything more than a single symbol, it could have a little angry avatar of KentBeck pop up and frown at the programmer. ---- However, cut and paste should be OK, since then the programmer is refactoring. ---- See Also: ThereAreOnlyThreeNumbers, DataDrivenPrograms