RE: Prototyped Procedures

No, my comments were meant for scenario number 2.  I just remember that 
the company supplied all the source code and I found too many clients 
barbarized the data because they took the source and made 'custom' 
versions.

Ron Power
Programmer
Information Services
City Of St. John's, NL
P.O. Box 908
St. John's, NL
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Tel: 709-576-8132
Email: rpower@xxxxxxxxxx
Website: http://www.stjohns.ca/
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> From: RPower@xxxxxxxxxx
> 
> If I'm debugging, I had better be able to see the source code of the
> modules I'm calling.
> 
> As a person creating a program with cutting edge technology, exactly
why
> would I want you to be able to see the source code?  For that matter
why
> would you want ot be debugging it?  That's what customer support is
for
> isn't it?

I don't understand this, Ron.  I see two primary development scenarios.

First, I'm developing in-house software (or software for sale, doesn't
matter) where I'm using an API someone else in the company wrote.  In
that case, I should always be able to see the source, at least in my
mind.

The other is when I buy someone else's product and they supply APIs.  I
suppose in that scenario I don't need to see their code (although
historically midrange applications have come with source).

Do you disagree in both cases?  I guess I can see your point even in
scenario one, but I wonder what other people think.  Me, I love to see
the source.  I like stepping through the JVM source to see what it's
doing.

Joe

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