Just trying to help - should not of started a new thead. I have not work in groups much.
Sorry for any problems. --- Thomas Hruska <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mickey Mathieson wrote: > > I did not recommend use of recursion. I was > ANSWERING > > a QUESTION about RECURSION. That is the only > reason > > it came up. > > Saying nothing about the badness of recursion and > how you don't use it > in your code, while at the same time using it in a > new thread to the > list, is the same thing as recommending it. There > might as well have > been a gaudy marquee flashing: > > <marquee><font > size=100><blink>RECOMMENDED</blink></font></marquee> > > In your message.* > > * Uh...that's my attempt at humor. It's very geeky. > > > BTW, this list goes in cycles and while your > endeavor to solve recursion > homework problems forever might seem noble. > However, new students > arrive every month/semester with the same problems > and questions...not > having bothered to search the c-prog archives (or > Google) before > posting. SQL via C++ questions come up just about > as often as recursion > problems. I learned a long time ago to be a lurker > for about 3-4 months > on any given list before making my first post. If > you were replying to > someone, you broke an implicit c-prog "rule" of > initiating a new thread > and cutting out the person you were replying to. > Not exactly a rule, > but it definitely ruffled some feathers. > > Oh. I suppose I should mention. I'm the owner of > c-prog. I like to > make sure good content heads towards those who are > learning C/C++. I > knew I chewed you out for another reason...just > couldn't remember what > it was. You managed to side-track me. Or I was > side-tracked by this > Google ban I got myself into (automated program in > C++ to search Google > for specific information - my own fault). Or I'm > just tired. Or some > combination of the three. > > Oh, and welcome to c-prog. Slightly off on the > wrong foot, but I never > assume first impressions are correct. First > impressions of me are > ALWAYS wrong...and I like it like that. > > > > --- Thomas Hruska <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Mickey Mathieson wrote: > >>> I was answering a question - I don not use > >> recursion > >>> in my code. > >> Then you shouldn't recommend the usage of > recursion > >> to other people - > >> especially those who are learning. Teach bad > >> practices and those bad > >> practices will come back around to bite you > later. > > > -- > Thomas Hruska > CubicleSoft President > Ph: 517-803-4197 > > *NEW* VerifyMyPC 2.2 > Change tracking and management tool. > Reduce tech. support times from 2 hours to 5 > minutes. > > Free for personal use, $10 otherwise. > http://www.CubicleSoft.com/VerifyMyPC/ > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games. http://games.yahoo.com/games/front
