Re: /400 skills test(coding vs platform specific facts used in writing programs)

["Donna Bryant" <peeksoft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

And if he were to tell me what he dislikes about it - that's a good answer.
Or if he doesn't use it and does something else - that's a good answer.  As
a matter of fact, those are Very Good answers.

- donna

-----Original Message-----
From: Joel Fritz <JFritz@sharperimage.com>
To: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com' <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Date: Thursday, May 18, 2000 1:40 PM
Subject: RE: /400 skills test(coding vs platform specific facts used in
writing programs)


>I have a friend who developed a very good mailing list merge/purge software
>package.  He has over 20 years experience, mostly in IBM midrange.  I doubt
>if he remembers the last time he used SFLNXTCHG.  For that matter he
doesn't
>use a DO counter loop.  He uses do while and maintains the counter
>explicitly.  He thinks the counter do loop is hard to read.  He also writes
>elegant, concise, easy to maintain code that works.  If he were asked about
>SFLNXTCHG he'd probably tell you what it is;  he'd also probably tell you
in
>great detail what he dislikes about it.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Schenck, Don [mailto:Don.Schenck@WL.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 6:44 AM
>> To: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
>> Subject: RE: /400 skills test
>>
>>
>> So ... if I *DO* know the significance of SFLNXTCHG ... I'm gold.
>>
>> But if I suck at ... say ... writing solid code ... that's okay.
>>
>> I'd ask: Have you read "Code Complete? You have? Tell me a
>> bit about it".
>>
>> Subfiles are a nit; good coding isn't.
>>
>> (Oh boy ... my arrogance is showing again)
>>
>> -- Don
>>
>>
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