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From: Joe Fischer <gravity1 AT shell1 DOT iglou DOT com>
Subject: Re: can IBM DOS Version 5.00 be taught to read obj files?
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Art Kopp <artnpeg AT claymania DOT com> wrote:
: On Sun, 26 Jan 2003 14:35:46 -0000, "Mark Clements" wrote:
: 
:>The trick  to making modular programming useful is to make your functions
:>generic.
: 
: And document, document, document :)

       Right, but part of the documenting can be in
the variable and function naming.

       Instead of IN, the variable name can be
Item_Number.

       Laziness is no excuse for one letter variables
when editors have a cut and paste function.  :-)

Joe Fischer 

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