Re: Clever UNIX/C Constructs

[D.BALE@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Maybe we should designate an anti-vote on the form?  Or say, "George, take $50
of my $100 and take it away from #21, i.e.:
[-$50]  21  $10  Short form assignment operators += -= *= /= **=

Actually, there's no mention of ++ or == or A=B=C in the survey.  Is #21
referring to "C"-type constructs, or something else?

Dan Bale
IT - AS/400
Handleman Company
248-362-4400  Ext. 4952

-------------------------- Original Message --------------------------
Hi Frank

You wrote:
<SNIP>
>I have a general problem with 'clever' constructs.
>eg  A ==  (B ++ 1) = C
>The UNIX/C world constantly is preoccupied with
>reducing the programmers keystrokes. Trying to
>save keystrokes is much like shifting deck chairs
>on the Titanic.  It is totally useless and a waste
>of effort. So they come up weird constructs.
>There must be some basic laws to Programming.
>The KISS principal must be predominate.
>One does not make things simple by minimising
>the number of characters used. The code and/or
>construct must be self evident based on things
>on already knows eg maths, and introducing
>operators that look similar to existing
>operators but perform a different function
>eg = and ==  or + and ++ or A=B=C is not KISS.
<END SNIP>

I couldn't agree more. Frankly (sorry about the pun <G>)
I would have been happy to spend 10 of the ballot dollars
to PREVENT this atrocity being wreaked on RPG.

Cheers
Evan Harris
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