On Thursday, 02/25/2010 at 10:09 EST, David Boyes <[email protected]> wrote:
> I tend to agree with you that signal gets overused, but thank heavens it?s > there. Adding similar function to Common LISP was a royal PITA. Each of us has a unique ability to mentally "cache" the logic flow of a program we are reviewing. Our individual programming styles represent a blending of what we have been taught with the dictates of our brains. Some people thrive on what I would perceive as chaos. I thrive on what my wife considers chaos. "Nothing is Good or Bad, but thinking makes is so." "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." It's simple: If you write it and you write it poorly, your peers, heirs, and assigns will hate you. If you write it well, they may hate you anyway. So, hopefully we don't have to discuss any [more] of the reasons that SIGNAL/CALL should [not] be used or why one is better [worse] than the other, or what a fantastic [horrible] experience each of us [or someone we know] has had. Life's too short. Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott
