Re: Niftiest thing(s) you have done in RPG ILE or /FREE

["Jim Essinger" <dilbernator@xxxxxxxxx>]

I don't believe Nifty has to be hard to read or understand. It would
be nifty if my i server were interfaced with a toaster, a coffee maker
or espresso machine, a griddle and a refrigerator to have breakfast
ready when I wake up.

Jim

On 1/7/09, Charles Sallee <csallee@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Re: Niftiest thing(s) you have done in RPG ILE or /FREE
>
> I am afraid of any effort to write "Nifty code".  All code should be
> written in the most explanatory fashion with plenty of notes & white
> spaces.
>
> When you write thousands of lines of code a year, you even have trouble
> returning to your own old code later on and understanding many things
> that you have previously coded when they are not fully documented.
>
> To me, "Nifty code" by definition is hard to understand if you have not
> used the technique many times your self.  What is the use in saving
> lines of code if you have to add lines of documentation to explain what
> you are doing?
>
> With the continuously improving technologic of the System i there is
> really no need to worry about writing more efficient coding.
> Developers' time is better spent writing more code for their
> organization.
>
> That's just my opinion.  I have coded 1000s of lines of code but I have
> not done much coding as it pertains to the Internet on the i5.
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