Re: how many lines you coded?

From	Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: how many lines you coded?
Date	2023-08-04 19:47 -0700
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scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) writes:

> Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> On Friday, 4 August 2023 , a...@littlepinkcloud.invalid wrote:
>>
>>> Malcolm McLean <malcolm.ar...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> [Edsger] Dijkstra was a notorious leftie.  He was also a very
>>>> clever man, and of course he right that trying to measure
>>>> programming productivity by counting lines written is idiotic.
>>>
>>> That comment about Dijkstra being a leftie, and even notorious for
>>> it, really struck me.  I've been intermittently reading Dijkstra's
>>> work for decades, and I've never come across anything particularly
>>> left wing.  Have you got any references for that?
>>
>> You haven't been around long enough to remember Edward Nilges.
>> He's now sadly deceased (he reconciled with the Church before death
>> so is now almost certainly in heaven).  Nilges was very fond of
>> quoting Dijkstra in support of his views.
>
> That doesn't answer the question.
>
> What, specifically, has Dijkstra said that supports your assertion
> that he was a "notorious lefty".  He actually did some work for a
> former employer of mine, and I never heard anything to that effect.

I recognize that you are sincere in asking your question,
but I would like to ask everyone please keep any discussion
or comments (whether lighthearted or not) about politics
or religion out of comp.lang.c.  We have more than enough
useless traffic as it is.

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how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-23 10:29 -0700
  Re: how many lines you coded? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2023-07-23 18:44 +0100
    Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-23 11:12 -0700
  Re: how many lines you coded? Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2023-07-23 20:32 +0200
    Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-23 11:51 -0700
      Re: how many lines you coded? Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2023-07-23 21:18 +0200
        Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-24 05:10 -0700
          Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-24 05:19 -0700
            Re: how many lines you coded? Richard Harnden <richard.nospam@gmail.com> - 2023-07-24 13:45 +0100
              Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-24 05:51 -0700
                Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-24 06:44 -0700
                Re: how many lines you coded? Richard Harnden <richard.nospam@gmail.com> - 2023-07-24 15:36 +0100
                Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-24 07:40 -0700
                Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-24 07:29 -0700
                Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-24 07:39 -0700
                Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-25 02:34 -0700
    Re: how many lines you coded? Vir Campestris <vir.campestris@invalid.invalid> - 2023-07-23 20:48 +0100
      Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-23 13:29 -0700
      Re: how many lines you coded? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2023-07-24 09:02 +0200
        Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-24 00:27 -0700
          Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-24 00:35 -0700
            Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-24 00:45 -0700
              Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-24 01:18 -0700
                Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-24 01:19 -0700
        Re: how many lines you coded? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2023-07-24 11:21 +0100
          Re: how many lines you coded? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2023-07-24 20:01 +0200
            Re: how many lines you coded? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2023-07-24 18:20 +0000
              Re: how many lines you coded? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2023-07-24 20:49 +0100
                Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-24 13:13 -0700
                Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-24 13:22 -0700
          Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-25 08:51 -0700
            Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-25 09:16 -0700
            Re: how many lines you coded? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2023-07-25 18:48 +0100
              Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-25 11:13 -0700
                Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-25 11:26 -0700
                Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-25 11:34 -0700
                Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-25 11:46 -0700
                Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-25 12:02 -0700
                Re: how many lines you coded? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2023-07-25 22:14 +0100
                Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-25 14:35 -0700
                Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-25 15:31 -0700
  Re: how many lines you coded? "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2023-07-23 12:42 -0700
    Re: how many lines you coded? "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2023-07-25 20:36 -0700
      Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-26 01:44 -0700
  Re: how many lines you coded? John McCue <jmccue@fuzzball.jmcunx.com> - 2023-07-25 20:26 +0000
    Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-25 14:52 -0700
  Re: how many lines you coded? Ed Prochak <edprochak@gmail.com> - 2023-07-26 08:04 -0700
    Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-27 01:16 -0700
      Re: how many lines you coded? Ed Prochak <edprochak@gmail.com> - 2023-07-30 21:38 -0700
  Re: how many lines you coded? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2023-07-28 19:53 -0500
    Re: how many lines you coded? Ed Prochak <edprochak@gmail.com> - 2023-07-30 21:40 -0700
      Re: how many lines you coded? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2023-07-31 14:54 +0000
        Re: how many lines you coded? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2023-07-31 23:22 -0500
  Re: how many lines you coded? aph@littlepinkcloud.invalid - 2023-07-31 09:29 +0000
    Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-31 05:10 -0700
      Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-31 05:16 -0700
        Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-31 05:36 -0700
          Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-31 07:00 -0700
      Re: how many lines you coded? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2023-07-31 05:27 -0700
        Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-31 05:41 -0700
          Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-31 05:51 -0700
            Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-07-31 05:59 -0700
        Re: how many lines you coded? aph@littlepinkcloud.invalid - 2023-08-04 17:57 +0000
          Re: how many lines you coded? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2023-08-04 11:05 -0700
            Re: how many lines you coded? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2023-08-04 19:03 +0000
              Re: how many lines you coded? Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2023-08-04 12:24 -0700
                Re: how many lines you coded? gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2023-08-04 19:27 +0000
              Was Dijkstra a "lefty" ? (Was: how many lines you coded?) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2023-08-04 19:26 +0000
                Re: Was Dijkstra a "lefty" ? (Was: how many lines you coded?) Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2023-08-04 13:54 -0700
              Re: how many lines you coded? Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2023-08-04 19:47 -0700
                Again, OT is OT! (Was: how many lines you coded?) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2023-08-05 03:51 +0000
                Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-08-05 03:39 -0700
            [OT, Sorry] Re: how many lines you coded? aph@littlepinkcloud.invalid - 2023-08-05 03:02 +0000
          Re: how many lines you coded? Kaz Kylheku <864-117-4973@kylheku.com> - 2023-08-04 19:41 +0000
  Re: how many lines you coded? jak <nospam@please.ty> - 2023-08-01 18:09 +0200
    Re: how many lines you coded? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2023-08-01 10:17 -0700

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