On Wed, 31 Jan 2001 12:05:46 -0600, Jarkko Hietaniemi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 31, 2001 at 05:55:13PM +0000, Simon Cozens wrote:
> > Never over-design. Never think "Hmm, maybe somebody would find this
> > useful". Start from what you know people _have_ to have, and try to
> > make that set smaller. When you can make it no smaller, you've reached
> > one point. That's a good point to start from - use that for some real
> > implementation.
> >
> > - Linus Torvalds
>
> I've always shaken my head in disbelief when people measure/brag
> about programming prowess by the number of lines of code written.
> A true programmer is able to delete lines and still achieve the same
> functionality while simultaneously making the code shorter and simpler
> and therefore easier to understand and maintain.
i.e. using perl
Old RPT script : 1500+ lines
perl equivalent: <50 lines with more functionality
This is *not* a joke.
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