On Friday, 21 September 2018 at 06:24:14 UTC, Peter Alexander
wrote:
On Friday, 21 September 2018 at 06:00:33 UTC, Walter Bright
wrote:
I've learned this the hard way, and I've had to learn it
several times because I am a slow learner. I've posted this
before, and repeat it because bears
On Thu, 20 Sep 2018 23:00:33 -0700, Walter Bright wrote:
> The procedure is:
> ...
> 4. translate the code with as few edits as practical. Do not
> reformat the code. Do not refactor it. Do not fix anything, no matter
> how tempting. Reproduce the behavior of the original as much as
> possible.
On Friday, 21 September 2018 at 06:00:33 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
I've learned this the hard way, and I've had to learn it
several times because I am a slow learner. I've posted this
before, and repeat it because bears repeating.
I find this is a great procedure for any sort of large
I've learned this the hard way, and I've had to learn it several times because I
am a slow learner. I've posted this before, and repeat it because bears repeating.
The procedure is:
1. pass the test suite
2. prep the file for conversion, i.e. try to minimize the use of idioms that
won't
