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Re: Who has that property?
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Re: Who has that property?


  • Subject: Re: Who has that property?
  • From: "Gary (Lists)" <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 18:17:32 -0500

"Chris Nebel" wrote:

>> but consider this from Brian Kernighan, who's in
>> a position to know what he's talking about:
>>
>> "Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place.
>> Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by
>> definition, not smart enough to debug it."

"John C. Welch" wrote:
> I'd say that applies to every language. The more clever you are, the more you
> shall regret it.

Applies to many things, eh? Not just programming.
A very fine quote, indeed.

> I find I prefer dealing with pickup truck code FAR more than Ferrari code.

Same here.

But come on...there is something perversely enjoyable about reading Nigel
and Kai during one of their "tell j's q's k" geek-offs.

:)
--
Gary

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