Re: not enough real programmers?

[seebs@plethora.net (Peter Seebach)]

In article <7ovvmu$a1d$1@wombat.cs.monash.edu.au>,
 <bmeyer@bruce.cs.monash.edu.au> wrote:
>>>ixOut = 0;
>>>for(ixIn=0; ixIn < iSize; ixIn++)
>>>   if(InArray[iInIx]) OutArray[ixOut++] = InArray[ixIn];

>>People who litter their code with additional clutter are wasting a lot of
>>time.

>>PeopleNoun PNWho VerbLitter TheirAdjective NounCode PrepWith
>                                  ^^^^^^^^^ Nope, possesive pronoun

In a transformational grammar, that looks like an adjective; it modifies
a noun.

>>AdditionalAdjective ClutterNoun // note subordinate clause // AreVerb
>>WastingGerund ArticleA LotNoun PrepOf NounTime.
>        ^^^^^^ Nope, present participle

Oops.

>And I am not sure whether "Lot" is really a noun in that context.

It is.  :)

>And of course, you should standardize on one coding style --- prefix or
>postfix ;-)

I did this intentionally:  Notice 'ixIn' and 'InArray'.

-s
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