Re: Idea mangling test (was Re: Character mangling test)
Re: Idea mangling test (was Re: Character mangling test)
- Subject: Re: Idea mangling test (was Re: Character mangling test)
- From: Paul Berkowitz <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 21:26:38 -0800
On 2/19/01 10:56 AM, "email@hidden" <email@hidden> wrote:
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>> Inability to create short lines reflects
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>> 1) fuzzy logic, or...
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>> 2) lack of creativity.
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Ability to create short lines does not automatically eliminate fuzziness.
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But it really does show creativity.
So does creating long lines.
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As Nigel has demonstrated. : )
Of course what Nigel demonstrated is that a well-structured long line can be
a lot clearer than a set of interlinked short lines devised purely to avoid
long lines. Sometimes the only way you might be able to turn a good long
line into short lines is by defining each component as a variable. The
resulting construct could be so obfuscated as to be incomprehensible. Nigel
demonstrated this a lot better, and in a much more entertaining fashion,
than this boring explanation of mine. I _hope_ (and think) that you must
have got his point, Jeff, but your reply sure doesn't indicate it. So that's
why I'm spelling it out here, dull as it is.
Point well made, Nigel - at least to me.
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Paul Berkowitz