Xref: news-dnh.mv.net comp.os.msdos.djgpp:282 Path: news-dnh.mv.net!mv!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!sdd.hp.com!col.hp.com!news.dtc.hp.com!canyon.sr.hp.com!darrylo From: darrylo AT sr DOT hp DOT com (Darryl Okahata) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: PS: VOTE: CODE STANDARDS Date: 7 Jun 1995 01:38:47 GMT Organization: Hewlett-Packard / Center for Primal Scream Therapy Lines: 33 References: Reply-To: darrylo AT sr DOT hp DOT com Nntp-Posting-Host: mina.sr.hp.com To: djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu Dj-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp [ I'm sorry about this minimal reply, but I absolutely, positively, couldn't resist the last comment. ;-) ] Kent D. Lottis (kentl AT bdc DOT cirrus DOT com) wrote: > As to coding standards, the FAQ covers this just fine and in > a way I REALLY like. Actually, what DJ proposes is what all > the programmers I know already do: get a fell for the style > used in the existing code and stick to it. A good programmer > should be able to adapt his coding style to a body of code the > way a good musician should be able to switch between jazz, rock, > funk and country. Yes! > (Nomex underwear on) > Formal, written coding standards are for idle middle managers > who aren't smart enough or flexible enough to read other people's > code. Yes! > (Nomex underwear off) Methinks you want to use a different phrasing. Are you now "mooning" the group??? ;-) -- Darryl ("Looking for a nice, dark place to hide") Okahata Internet: darrylo AT sr DOT hp DOT com DISCLAIMER: this message is the author's personal opinion and does not constitute the support, opinion or policy of Hewlett-Packard or of the little green men that have been following him all day.