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Re: Code Clarity - Comments Invited - correction
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| Alistair 2006-12-11, 6:56 pm |
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docdwarf@panix.com wrote:
> In article <1165599384.500452.161010@l12g2000cwl.googlegroups.com>,
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> Mr Maclean, I am  ... I can generate my own observations - with a
> bit of time and effort, of course - but I cannot generate the observations
> of others; were I able to do that I might make my living as something
> other than a COBOL-codin' fool.
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> DD
Some might, uncharitably (and I believe in kicking a dog when it is
down!), consider posing such invitations for observations to constitute
inviting others to do your homework for you.
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| Alistair wrote:
> docdwarf@panix.com wrote:
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> Some might, uncharitably (and I believe in kicking a dog when it is
> down!), consider posing such invitations for observations to constitute
> inviting others to do your homework for you.
"Is this code clear?" is a lot different question than "How do you check
for (*condition*) using two inspect...tallying statements?"...
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| In article <1165676760.319958.10530@16g2000cwy.googlegroups.com>,
Alistair <alistair@ld50macca.demon.co.uk> wrote:
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>docdwarf@panix.com wrote:
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>Some might, uncharitably (and I believe in kicking a dog when it is
>down!), consider posing such invitations for observations to constitute
>inviting others to do your homework for you.
Should some do so, Mr Maclean, then I might be interested in finding out
what definitions, assumptions and logic they used to reach such a
conclusion.
DD
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