Re: Where do I start?
From: Jan Panteltje (pNaonStpealmtje_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 02/14/05
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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 22:04:09 GMT
On a sunny day (14 Feb 2005 19:40:14 GMT) it happened Grant Edwards
<grante@visi.com> wrote in <4210fe9e$0$41681$a1866201@visi.com>:
>On 2005-02-14, Jan Panteltje <pNaonStpealmtje@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>>> That would make my C code a pain to maintain.
>>>
>>>Python is the language under discussion, not C. Using an
>>
>> Always thought python was a sort of snake....
>
>Many words have more than one meaning. One chooses from
>amongst the meanings based on context.
That can be really dangerous ..... would have to think about an
example though.
>>>editor's Python mode to edit C code wouldn't be a rather bad
>>>idea.
>
>> Is not a text editor enough to edit ANY source code?
>
>No, not in my opinion. I expect the editor I use to edit
>source to be aware of the syntax and semantics of the language
>in use.
That is a point, I have though about it some times.
I have for example used MS visual studio and it colors C functions
uses separate color for comments, you know the stuff better then me I am sure.
I have come the the following conclusion for myself:
I do not like this:
for(i=0;i<100;i++){do_something(flip);}
If somebody types: 'Idolikeallwordsinasentencetobegluedtogether' that is just
as bad in my view.
I like it like this:
for( i = 0; i < 100; i++) ...
When one writes code like this, then there is not a whole lot of need for
coloring 'for', also properly using spaces (as you would pronounce it in
normal language) really helps *me* with overview.
a<=b|c; //sucksalot
a <= b | c; // sucks less IMO.
Also I do not see many books in English that color each word (except for
3 years old to learn writing), somehow we are able to recognize these if
properly separated by spaces.
Small difference is in libc.info all functions are described as foo ()
while I myself write foo().
Perhaps because I think the parenthesis are part of the function name...
I am sure there are as many preferences as people in all this.
Just like editors, and languages...
I speak C, a little C++, 10 sorts of assembler, a little bash, and I can read
perl, but would have big problems writing it.
I also speak English, Dutch, French, German, Portuguese a little, and 2 words
Chinese, fragments of some other languages.
It may or may not have influence on the fact I want those spaces....
But I DO want to make a case here for not 'gluing' everything together in
computer languages.
And proper indentation in C! Keep things aligned! Best way to find a problem.
OK I will now step of my soap box (or soapbox?) hehe ;-) to let others do it
their way...
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