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DRHuff31-Mar-21 7:24

DRHuff

31-Mar-21 7:24

In hindsight I would have to agree.

If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.

H.Brydon31-Mar-21 16:49

H.Brydon

31-Mar-21 16:49

It has been said that hindsight is 2020.

Thank goodness!

If pigs could fly, just imagine how good their wings would taste!
- Harvey

W∴ Balboos, GHB31-Mar-21 7:24

W∴ Balboos, GHB

31-Mar-21 7:24

Obligatory response: That was a sick remark.

Injecting some humor: after a mime has lunch do we ask if the mutate?

Ravings en masse^
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

jeron131-Mar-21 7:53

jeron1

31-Mar-21 7:53

I could say some harsh things about that, but I will pushback my ventilator.

"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle

Daniel Pfeffer31-Mar-21 10:46

Daniel Pfeffer

31-Mar-21 10:46

Also the motto of 1347-1351, 1520, 1918-1919, 541-542,165-180, 1665, 1957-1958, 1889-1890, and others (in decreasing order of fatalities).

Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.

OG was right all along

den2k8831-Mar-21 4:22

den2k88

31-Mar-21 4:22

At least I think I'm referring to OG. I vaguely recall defending the K&R indentation style with OG pointing me why he thought Allman to be better.

A handful of years later and several projects where Allman style was mandated by coding rules it actually became my new indentation style, mostly for the reasons OG pointed to me (easier to see the nesting level of constructs, better block separation, easier manipulation of the condition statement regardless of the operation done in the block).

GCS d--(d+) s-/++ a C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X

W∴ Balboos, GHB31-Mar-21 4:28

W∴ Balboos, GHB

31-Mar-21 4:28

C++

while(you believe this) {
     Nope; // we don't need the extra linees
} // while(you believe this)

Ravings en masse^
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

den2k8831-Mar-21 4:34

den2k88

31-Mar-21 4:34

Worst thing I (very recently) saw: blocks indentated K&R with a blank line after each block opening, as in

while (something){

    code
}

if (something){

    code
}

Why use the K&R style at all if the code is not more compact anyway??

GCS d--(d+) s-/++ a C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X

W∴ Balboos, GHB31-Mar-21 4:37

W∴ Balboos, GHB

31-Mar-21 4:37

So, I suppose your point is that if one misuses something it doesn't work as planned.

Why am I not surprised?

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"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

PIEBALDconsult31-Mar-21 4:36

PIEBALDconsult

31-Mar-21 4:36

A little late to the game, aintcha?

Greg Utas31-Mar-21 4:43

31-Mar-21 4:43

I use Allman because I often find that horizontal space is wasted and vertical space is used miserly. A condition is important, so it should stand out and be easy to read, and putting the left brace on the next line helps with that.

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modified 31-Mar-21 11:26am.

PIEBALDconsult31-Mar-21 5:37

PIEBALDconsult

31-Mar-21 5:37

Vertical space means I can make notes and such.

Greg Utas31-Mar-21 5:39

31-Mar-21 5:39

Notes where, on your fanfold printout?! Laugh | :laugh:

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PIEBALDconsult31-Mar-21 6:27

PIEBALDconsult

31-Mar-21 6:27

Pshaw! Legal-sized sheets, half-inch margins, duh.

Greg Utas31-Mar-21 6:36

31-Mar-21 6:36

I don't remember the last time I printed code off! My guess would be 1999. Laugh | :laugh:

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BryanFazekas1-Apr-21 2:57

BryanFazekas

1-Apr-21 2:57

I don't print my code, but I've printed inherited code on 11x17 paper with narrow margins, as I had to physically diagram it to figure out what it was doing ... 9 sheets in portrait mode using Courier 9 point.

In some cultures, a test of worthiness is going into battle. In IT? It's figuring out inherited code.

Greg Utas1-Apr-21 3:36

1-Apr-21 3:36

Quote:
I had to physically diagram it to figure out what it was doing

What happened to the original author?! That should have been job security! If I inherited that code, I'd have him renditioned and put under bright lights until that code got explained. Big Grin | :-D

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BryanFazekas2-Apr-21 2:33

BryanFazekas

2-Apr-21 2:33

Greg Utas wrote:
What happened to the original author?! That should have been job security! If I inherited that code, I'd have him renditioned and put under bright lights until that code got explained.

Dead men don't tell tales ...

He retired then died a week later.

Greg Utas2-Apr-21 2:38