RE: Standards question: What is your feeling about %found&%eofvs. %found(file) & %eof(file) ?

Joe wrote:

I hate to argue this point, but the qualified BIF is absolutely clearer
because it doesn't require me to read another line of code to figure out
what it does.

In most case (and you should thrive for that) the %found or %eof is directly after the chain or read. I really can't believe that the unnecessary repeating of the filename on the very next line is more readable. If i have to debug a program written by somebody else (or by me long time ago) i really have to compare each qualifier with the previous line. Because maybe, just maybe, they dont match causing the error.

Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 14:58:15 -0500
From: joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Standards question: What is your feeling about %found&%eofvs. %found(file) & %eof(file) ?

Lim Hock-Chai wrote:

Uuumm. I guess this is depending on the eye of beholder. I think
without qualify is clearer.

I hate to argue this point, but the qualified BIF is absolutely clearer
because it doesn't require me to read another line of code to figure out
what it does. It's sort of a slam dunk. Any other argument is based on
making life easier for the original programmer.

Is it redundant? Does it require more typing? Yes and yes. But is it
clearer? Also yes.

And since the mantra of today's programming is making it easier for the
next guy, or making it more readable by non-RPG programmers, I can't
even believe we're debating this. The qualified version is better.

Peace out.

Joe
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