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Re: If it was hard to write, it should be hard to read.

1-Apr-19 1:41

It's easy until you need the code to do something useful, quickly.

When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.

honey the codewitch1-Apr-19 1:42

Re: If it was hard to write, it should be hard to read.

1-Apr-19 1:42

I've never read it, but it could be I heard it from a dev who heard it from a dev.

I tried Pascal around the same time I experimented with drugs, and for similar reasons.

When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.

#realJSOP1-Apr-19 2:15

#realJSOP

1-Apr-19 2:15

I thoroughly enjoyed my time as a Pascal programmer.

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Re: If it was hard to write, it should be hard to read.

honey the codewitch1-Apr-19 2:24

Re: If it was hard to write, it should be hard to read.

1-Apr-19 2:24

so did i!

When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.

RickZeeland1-Apr-19 2:49

Re: If it was hard to write, it should be hard to read.

1-Apr-19 2:49

On Slant there are heated discussions on whether Pascal is only a niche language nowadays:
https://www.slant.co/topics/25/viewpoints/17/~best-programming-language-to-learn-first~pascal-object-pascal[^] $Shucks | :-\$

#realJSOP1-Apr-19 3:00

#realJSOP

1-Apr-19 3:00

I can't get to slant from work.

Re: If it was hard to write, it should be hard to read.

RickZeeland1-Apr-19 3:28

Re: If it was hard to write, it should be hard to read.

1-Apr-19 3:28

Praise yourself lucky $Shucks | :-\$

RickZeeland1-Apr-19 3:32

Re: If it was hard to write, it should be hard to read.

1-Apr-19 3:32

CON: Niche language
Most use of this language will be found in jobs supporting legacy code. It will be hard to find things to do with this language outside of that niche.

Thomas
3 years ago
I see pascal/delphi as the same thing really.
And wouldn't you know it,. I still use it for my job on a daily basis. It's a niche language I will grant you that, but it's alive and well, just not in high demand. -> http://www.barnsten.com

Callixtus
3 years ago
If you don't mind me asking, what are you using Pascal for? I've always thought it's a pretty interesting language, just not in a very high demand.

Jon Aasenden
3 years ago
That is not true at all. I work as a full time Delphi developer and we create new products all the time. Almost every developer i know work with Delphi (and C++) so this its just media hype that Delphi is legacy.

etc. etc. $Shucks | :-\$

Rick York1-Apr-19 5:11

Rick York

1-Apr-19 5:11

I think it came from FORTH. It is a write-only language.

"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"

Re: If it was hard to write, it should be hard to read.

Johnny J.1-Apr-19 2:11

Johnny J.

1-Apr-19 2:11

My POV is that it you got it for free, I don't give a flying hoot if you can read it or not! Pay me and I'll document my code for you! Otherwise just be happy you got it at all... D'Oh! | :doh:

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Re: If it was hard to write, it should be hard to read.

honey the codewitch1-Apr-19 2:14

Re: If it was hard to write, it should be hard to read.

1-Apr-19 2:14

I mean, I agree.

But in seriousness, I kind of appreciate people being interested in what I code because it forces me to do something I should have done in the first place if I want to share it - document it!

posting my code here means my code got better.

When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.

Mark_Wallace1-Apr-19 6:52

Mark_Wallace

1-Apr-19 6:52

Sure.

But if you make it difficult, then when you start charging for it, I'll look elsewhere -- and I won't care how much effort you put into a last-minute rush to document it.

I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

Re: If it was hard to write, it should be hard to read.

Super Lloyd1-Apr-19 2:40

Super Lloyd

1-Apr-19 2:40

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Re: If it was hard to write, it should be hard to read.

RickZeeland1-Apr-19 2:51

Re: If it was hard to write, it should be hard to read.

1-Apr-19 2:51

Brother!

Quote:
The road is long, with many of winding turns
That lead us to (who knows) where, who knows where?
But I'm strong, strong enough to carry him - yeah
He ain't heavy - he's my brother

$Shucks | :-\$

glennPattonWork31-Apr-19 2:43

glennPattonWork3

1-Apr-19 2:43

I am not a coder really, but my attitude is someone will have to mod it, try to make their life less hard, I have had to mod live code ("change this, but make it look like we haven't!") so I tend to leave detailed comments for the next time some poor so & so has to mod it (more often than not me!!)...
Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

Re: If it was hard to write, it should be hard to read.

honey the codewitch1-Apr-19 2:51

After much consideration...

1-Apr-19 2:51

haha. you sound like every designer i've ever worked with when it comes to code. LOL

just enough to be dangerous. God bless you.

When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.

Munchies_Matt31-Mar-19 23:55

Munchies_Matt

31-Mar-19 23:55

I have decided global warming is a threat.

The evidence is too great, the science too compelling, and the future of our kids too important to deny it any longer. Frown | :(

Daniel Pfeffer1-Apr-19 0:01

Daniel Pfeffer

1-Apr-19 0:01

I don't know what you've been drinking / smoking, but I want some of it... Laugh | :laugh:

Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
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Slacker0071-Apr-19 0:06

Slacker007

1-Apr-19 0:06

I was thinking the same thing. Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

PeejayAdams1-Apr-19 0:20

PeejayAdams

1-Apr-19 0:20

Yep, definitely time to think about les poissons d'avril!

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain

Munchies_Matt1-Apr-19 0:42

Munchies_Matt

1-Apr-19 0:42

Il y a plus des possions dans la mer... Frown | :(

charlieg1-Apr-19 0:22

charlieg

1-Apr-19 0:22

third.

Release *all* of the data, don't talk down to me.
Stop shouting down scientists who disagree but debate them publicly.
Stop the lies that it's all one big happy consensus.
If you really believe GW is a man-made threat then go talk to China, India and Africa, before you come for my money.

whatever happened to the ozone hole?

Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...

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PeejayAdams1-Apr-19 0:31

PeejayAdams

1-Apr-19 0:31

charlieg wrote:
whatever happened to the ozone hole?

The Montreal Protocol, primarily.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain

First Direct Proof of Ozone Hole Recovery Due to Chemicals Ban | NASA[^]

milo-xml1-Apr-19 1:49

milo-xml

1-Apr-19 1:49

We listened to the scientists, banned CFCs, and now the ozone layer is recovering. Thumbs Up | :thumbsup: