Re: Micro-C, Passing arguments from main() to subroutine(arg1,...)?

[z007400b@bcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us (Ralph Silverman)]

Andrew Gierth (andrewg@microlise.co.uk) wrote:
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: >>>>> "Ralph" == Ralph Silverman <z007400b@bcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us> writes:

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:  Ralph> 	the real "problem" with micro-c and similar shareware
:  Ralph> products is the free availability of these to those persons
:  Ralph> who happen to be interested in programming.  if these same
:  Ralph> products had a certain well known brand name on them and cost
:  Ralph> a fortune...  i am sure such criticisms would not be seen!!!

:  Ralph> 	the real "problem" is that these encourage the idea
:  Ralph> that

:  Ralph> 	a programmer is any person who programs .

:  Ralph> *************end r.s. response****************

: A programmer is, by definition, a person who programs. Doesn't say
: anything about competency (an incompetent programmer is still a
: programmer).

: In my experience, shareware products get less criticism than commercial
: ones, for obvious reasons.

: Why should tools *not* be available freely?

: -- 
: Andrew Gierth (andrewg@microlise.co.uk)

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