Re: [MacPerl] The Powers of Annoy

[Bill Jones <bill@fccj.org>]

on 01/10/2000 12:24 PM, Brian McNett at webmaster@mycoinfo.com wrote:

> miku <miku@onlinehome.de> wrote:
> 
>> Sure itıs a classic. But as sure as my first program is helloing the world,
>> my second program as a learner (in this case, MacPerl) rearranges disks on
>> sticks. Now I would like to "improve" :) my programming style, i. e. learn
>> how make the program even *more compact* and shorter, or even *trickier*. Do
>> you have any suggestions?

>  Rather than attempt to make your code more compact and "trickier",
> strive instead for structure, elegance, and readability.


Especially if your work is 'for hire'.  There are other programmers
who may have to come in to clean up after you :)

If I was one I would ask the employer why they paid
for it to start with :)

-Sneex-  :]
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