Hi Mike,
I wish you'd stop beating around the bush and tell us how you
really feel. ;-)
-- Farrell
Michael O'Donnell wrote:
>
> [ Off on a tangent here... ]
>
> Ben wrote:
> > If it makes human beings ask, "What on earth are you doing?",
> > it is liable to do the same to the compiler. ;-)
>
> I think I know (and agree with) the point you're
> trying to make but your statement seems to reflect
> wishful thinking rather than reality - there is
> very little correlation between obviousness and
> syntactic/semantic correctness in C. As evidence
> I submit the Obfusated C contest, along with
> most of the code I've ever had to maintain in my
> career. (Indeed, much of the latter should have
> been submitted to the former!) And those who've
> worked with me will be familiar with the HCTPHEW?
> acronym usually found on my whiteboard along with
> the most recent coding crimes I've been obliged
> to decipher - it stands for:
>
> How Can This Possibly Have Ever Worked?
>
> and came into being precisely because the compiler
> *is* able to hold its nose and translate all kinds
> of abominations that would gag most humans.
>
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