Re: Getting a handler to use a value from a different handler?
Re: Getting a handler to use a value from a different handler?
- Subject: Re: Getting a handler to use a value from a different handler?
- From: Christopher Nebel <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 13:01:36 -0700
On Oct 18, 2005, at 2:21 PM, Gary (Lists) wrote:
"Christopher Nebel" wrote:
While some coding style has a real purpose, namely
maintainability, some style is just, well, style. It doesn't do
to slavishly imitate others' styles without understanding the
reasons why it matters (or doesn't); otherwise, you get cargo cult
programming.
Schadoink.
Brilliant.
Is the phrase 'cargo cult programming' something you coined or does
that have a longer history? (I think it's funny and descriptive
and perfectly sharpened and even a little bizarre. All good
qualities, IMO.)
See <http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/C/cargo-cult-
programming.html>; they also infer a link to Feynman's speech.
--Chris Nebel
AppleScript and Automator Engineering
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