Ah. The -s switch, the more s's the stupider the programmer. I use -ssss myself <grin> Making a mistake with no -s specifid at all results in the PC CPU melting down. Lesser mistakes without sufficient -s's only get uploaded to FaceBook for derision by other programmers.
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HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kirk Wolf > Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 3:33 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: SLightly O/T Perl > > Oh well, I guess that this thread had to go this direction :-) > > What we need is a language that dynamically adapts to the > programmer. A > compiler for this language could recognize not only valid > syntax in the > language, but also detect unskilled programmers and > automatically limit > their access to some (or all ;-) features. Using advanced > heuristics, in > some cases the compiler would just write messages like: > > "Sorry, you are an idiot. Compilation aborted." > > Many programmers, being sadists, would actually enjoy being explicitly > abused by their compiler, so I would expect such a language to be very > popular. > > Compiler plugins might be added that would do things like > exploit social > networks to engineer personal attacks against the programmer. > Of course, > in some cases, code can be well written but based on insane > requirements. > In such cases, the compiler might launch attacks on the architects or > management. > > Kirk Wolf > > On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 2:16 PM, McKown, John > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > The worst was one I heard about from a friend. In the days > of punched > > cards. The programmer literally would write code: > > > > A100. > > ADD +1 TO A. SUBTRACT B FROM C GIVING D. PERFORM A200. ADD +500 TO > > ANOTHER-VARIABLE. PERFORM B300. > > > > She said it was hell to repunch the cards. But the > programmer insisted > > that "COBOL should read like a novel!" The programmer also felt that > > COMPUTE was a tool of the devil. > > > > -- > > John McKown > > Systems Engineer IV > > IT > > > > Administrative Services Group > > > > HealthMarkets(r) > > > > 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 > > (817) 255-3225 phone * > > [email protected] * www.HealthMarkets.com > > > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain > confidential or > > proprietary information. If you are not the intended > recipient, please > > contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies > of the original > > message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products > underwritten and > > issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. > -The Chesapeake > > Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance > Company of > > TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Turriff, Leslie > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 2:08 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: SLightly O/T Perl > > > > > > I suspect that the COBOL code you're referring to was > > > crippled by poorly-chosen identifiers. Even the most > > > readable language can be made inscrutable by (im)prudent > > > choice of variable names. :-) > > > > > > Leslie Turriff > > > State of Missouri > > > Information Technology Services Division > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of McKown, John > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 13:53 > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: SLightly O/T Perl > > > > > > It's better than APL. And depends on the coder not using > > > weird idioms. I've seen COBOL which is incomprehensible. > > > IIRC, COBOL was supposedly designed so that an English > > > speaking army private could write "clean" code. Which simply > > > proves that programmers can't speak English (properly). > > > > > > -- > > > John McKown > > > Systems Engineer IV > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET > IBM-MAIN INFO > > > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET > IBM-MAIN INFO > > > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET > IBM-MAIN INFO > > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
