Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!nntp.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Tim Rentsch Newsgroups: comp.lang.c Subject: Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Date: Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:32:48 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 44 Message-ID: <86h5pnzxy7.fsf@linuxsc.com> References: <10otm7r$1ntrg$1@raubtier-asyl.eternal-september.org> <10p3jgn$80c7$1@dont-email.me> <10p9q0h$2a77o$1@dont-email.me> <10pa02q$2d5us$1@dont-email.me> <10pa4eg$2dtli$5@dont-email.me> <10pa78l$2fjaa$1@dont-email.me> <10palrv$2jpeu$2@dont-email.me> <10pbf0q$2rtq3$1@dont-email.me> <10pbg8f$2spms$2@dont-email.me> <10pbhud$2tbk0$2@dont-email.me> <10pcvr2$3ednq$2@dont-email.me> <20260318112151.000021dc@yahoo.com> <10pdu8k$3o60c$1@dont-email.me> <10pf3k4$690h$1@dont-email.me> <10pggfc$i81k$1@dont-email.me> <10pid9u$17mc2$2@dont-email.me> <10pitb9$1coif$1@dont-email.me> <10pkd4h$1uart$1@dont-email.me> <10pktmu$22abd$2@dont-email.me> <10pl04l$245al$1@dont-email.me> <10pmaov$2h3s0$1@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Injection-Date: Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:32:51 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="d9fa7580ab63f06b181c1510d363a99a"; logging-data="2429356"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+XOFgRLA60cw/M/ceNWaXUat/hYybfU1Y=" User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.4 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:eGcB5U3C2PLFBTM9cWOAHLw4StU= sha1:5ukmlH5rCRAqKxnXr8n5k2scLjg= Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.c:397389 Bart writes: > On 21/03/2026 02:35, DFS wrote: > >> On 3/20/2026 9:53 PM, Janis Papanagnou wrote: >> >>> On 2026-03-20 22:10, DFS wrote: >>> >>>> Sometimes listening to you clc guys is like listening to a room >>>> full of CS professors (which I suspect some of you are or were). >>> >>> CS professors sitting in their ivory tower and without practical >>> experiences, and programmers without a substantial CS background; >>> both of these extreme characters can be problematic (if fanatic). >> >> It was meant as a compliment. Plenty of CS professors have good >> practical and industry experience, too, which you'll see on their >> bios and cv's. >> >> It's got to be tough to find good CS teachers that stick around, >> given they can probably make much more money in private industry. >> >> >>> Many folks here seem to have a good mix of necessary practical >>> IT, Project, and CS knowledge and proficiencies, as I'd value it. >>> And a clear mind to discuss topics. Sometimes it gets heated and >>> personal, though; certainly nothing to foster. >> >> I've definitely seen Bart take some heat for continuing to post code >> in his scripting language, rather than C > > People post bits of code in all sorts of languages when it suits > them. It's happened in this thread (Bash, AWK, Python as well as C++), > and in many others. > > But I get a lot of heat because I use my personal languages, You get heat because you ignore the rules of usual newgroup etiquette, which most other posters observe, and because you insist on focusing on your self-centered interests, without regard or consideration for other readers or the chartered purpose of the group. Besides being better for the group, it would be better for you if you could learn to be less self-focused, and more considerate of others.