I have no idea how any of this is related to giving programmers the ability to bicker endlessly about pointless trivialities such as tabs. v spaces, and/or the strange notion that giving programmers the ability to louse up their indents is more important than generating useful and localized error messages when there are syntax errors.
On Sep 20, 3:21 pm, Josh Berry <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 2:34 AM, Reinier Zwitserloot > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > I don't think he invented it. For those who have an interest in it, a > > better alternative is, instead of declaring that you return "A", > > instead forget A and declare that you return "RuntimeException". Then, > > advise people to use: > > I think you misunderstood my post. I was not intending that he invented the > "sneaky" throws. I was using that as a great example of a "literate > program." Not only does it provide the functionality that the compiler > needs, but it does a very good job of presenting the subject to other > coders. Without having to rely on "compiler plugin magic happens here." > > And yes, I'll stand by my comparison of English/music to programming. You > twist my point into saying that "all programs should stand as a work of > art." I don't believe that any more than I believe that "all novels are > works of art." I contend that the best of each category likely fit that > bill. > > To follow your definition that programming is all about "how" to write > something. Have you not considered poetry? That is often specified down to > the number of syllables allowed. Does this make Haiku or other forms of > writing less expressive? Of course not. Not any more than a very skilled > Java programmer/writer can be expressive in Java. (Which is why I brought > up James' post.) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
