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Relying on metatables for method lookup tends to produce surprising, unpredictable behavior.

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software quality Whether a program is any good and how anyone would know: tests, review, debt, and what a suite cannot cover.

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  1. Phil Hagelberg Programmer known online as technomancy
    This is a common problem with using metatables; they can lead to surprising, unpredictable behavior.

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