Re: 6502 Programming Is Not Interested?

["desiv" <desiv@attbi.com>]

> I agree that there are bad programmers *now*...and I agree that
> there were bad programmers *then*. I have seen some awful COBOL
> code..."back in the day" it was easier to get away with sloppy
> programming because *no* one but the programmers understood what
> the computer did.
>

I agree with most of that, but as far as the above...

That reason is the same today as it was then.  No one but the programmers
knows what the computer did.
Hasn't changed..

If anything, it's worse now, because it's easier to make a bad program LOOK
good now.  So those few people that didn't understand,  (You know them..
Managers.. :-)  before they might recognize an ugly program as bad.  Now,
it's got windows and clicky things and pictures and animated pointers, so it
must be good!!!

I still stand by it.  There are more bad programmers today..

desiv

Hey, wouldn't it be neat if there was a VB (or VC or whatever language)
plugin that rated code looking for certain BAD programming principles and
emailed it out as a report???  :-)
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To:  Fred's Manager
Subject:  Fred's Code
From:  The compiler...

Fred used several inefficient 'bubble sorts' and "i = i + 1" instead of i++
on numerous occasions.  I have my doubts as to his ability to fully utilize
my programming features.  In the future, I'd prefer to compile code written
by a much more talented programmer.  Prehaps you should give Fred a Mac and
let him use Pascal??

Thank you for your time.
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Hmmmm   Maybe not.. :-)
(No offense to anyone named Fred.. :-)