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- From: dmd39855@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Daniel DuBois)
- Subject: Re: Is NH++ written in C++?
- References: <1992Dec30.203049.17808@colorado.edu> <C03DEM.ApM@news.cso.uiuc.edu> <1992Dec31.192540.16071@colorado.edu>
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- Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 23:21:09 GMT
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- bear@tigger.cs.Colorado.EDU (Bear Giles) writes:
-
- >>It's a little too late... The program is already 'in the field' being
- >>called whatever it will be called for the rest of it's life.
-
- >It is still possible to change the name. You would need to refer to
- >the old name in FAQ lists for a few months, but that's a minor consideration.
-
- >>Kinda
- >>silly to come down on the programmers like that complaining about
- >>what the 'standard' naming convention should be. They wrote it,
- >>they can call it whatever non-copywrited name they want.
-
- >Professional programmers are hired to _communicate_. There are very
- >few positions (and fewer every day) where a programmer can write code
- >any way s/he pleases as long as it works -- the primary concern is now
- >writing code that others can maintain.
-
- He wasn't hired by anybody to write anything... He wrote this out
- of the kindness of his heart. If someone else wants to maintain it,
- that has nothing to do with the name of the program.
-
- >For instance, "efficiency" certainly takes a back seat to clarity in 99%
- >of the situations. (You are expected to use good algorithms, rather than
- >compiler tricks, for performance).
-
- Whats with this lecture on programming? This is rec.games.hack, no
- one wants to hear your _opinions_ on the proper programming practices
- here. How presumptious and arrogant. When you write a program you
- can my it whatever the hell you want, ok? And if, heaven forbid, you
- should get in a position of management and want to quiz prospective
- employees on their knowledge of your personal programming conventions,
- feel free.
-
- >If you want to write a program for your own use, you can do whatever
- >you want. If you are writing a program for others you are expected
- >to observe a large number of conventions; naming a non-C++ version of
- >program X "X++" violates several of them.
-
- Expected by who? People like you who contribute nothing but complain
- after the fact?
-
- >As some people have pointed out in e-mail, this is a free effort and
- >a number of professional considerations don't enter into it... but I
- >would presume the people involved will eventually seek employment in
- >the software industry. It's never too early to develop good habits.
-
- Listen to these people. Worry about your own habits.
-
- >--
- >Bear Giles
- >bear@fsl.noaa.gov/cs.colorado.edu
-
- -Dan
-