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  • Subject: Re: Finding Indicators Used (was: RE: MOVEA -> EVAL)
  • From: Jim Langston <jimlangston@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 08:41:00 -0700
  • Organization: Pacer International

Aye, I do have 100% control over my code.  And, yes, if it was an
familiar program by an unfamiliar programmer, I would do a lot more
extra checking.

But... this in no way excuses us to write sloppy programs!

If all the other programmers jumped off the Brooklyn bridge...

Regards,

Jim Langston

Me transmitte sursum, Caledoni!

Peter Dow wrote:
> 
> Hi Jim,
> 
> You apparently have the luxury of maintaining code that you have 100%
> control over.
> 
> Imagine for a moment walking into a shop for the first time and being asked
> to determine whether a particular indicator is being used in a 20,000 line
> program. Are you going to scan for it? If you did, would you be 100%
> confident of the results?
> 
> I'd trust the compiler listing<g>.
> 
> Regards,
> Peter Dow
> Dow Software Services, Inc.
> 909 425-0194 voice
> 909 425-0196 fax
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