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Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;)

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Subject	Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;)
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On 2012-05-21, Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> wrote:
>      Like months in JavaScript dates.  They are numbered 0-11, even in
> output.  It definitely holds the record with me for the stupidest bit
> of language design I have ever seen.

This might be deliberately compatible with the "tm_mon" field in the ISO C
"struct tm" type.

In its defence, it *is* apologetically called "broken down" time. :)

I may just repeat this mistake in the TXR language, because the impelmentation
language C, and doing it differently means inventing another way of
representing time, just for the heck of it, and then converting back and forth.

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Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) "Skybuck Flying" <Windows7IsOK@DreamPC2006.com> - 2012-05-17 15:09 +0200
  Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2012-05-17 09:23 -0400
  Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) "Skybuck Flying" <Windows7IsOK@DreamPC2006.com> - 2012-05-17 17:26 +0200
    Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Heikki Kallasjoki <fis+usenet@zem.fi> - 2012-05-17 16:19 +0000
      Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) "Skybuck Flying" <Windows7IsOK@DreamPC2006.com> - 2012-05-17 19:57 +0200
        Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2012-05-17 18:33 +0000
          Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) "Skybuck Flying" <Windows7IsOK@DreamPC2006.com> - 2012-05-17 23:25 +0200
            Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-05-17 14:52 -0700
            Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2012-05-17 14:58 -0700
            Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2012-05-17 17:59 -0400
              Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Heikki Kallasjoki <fis+usenet@zem.fi> - 2012-05-17 22:13 +0000
                Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) "Skybuck Flying" <Windows7IsOK@DreamPC2006.com> - 2012-05-18 01:18 +0200
                Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2012-05-17 21:32 -0400
                Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2012-05-18 17:08 +0200
                Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) "Skybuck Flying" <Windows7IsOK@DreamPC2006.com> - 2012-05-19 20:53 +0200
                Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) "Skybuck Flying" <Windows7IsOK@DreamPC2006.com> - 2012-05-19 21:19 +0200
                Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2012-05-19 18:47 -0700
                Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) "Skybuck Flying" <Windows7IsOK@DreamPC2006.com> - 2012-05-20 17:55 +0200
                Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) "Skybuck Flying" <Windows7IsOK@DreamPC2006.com> - 2012-05-19 20:18 +0200
                Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) "Skybuck Flying" <Windows7IsOK@DreamPC2006.com> - 2012-05-19 20:21 +0200
                Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) "Skybuck Flying" <Windows7IsOK@DreamPC2006.com> - 2012-05-19 20:52 +0200
                Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-05-20 18:27 -0400
                Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-05-19 14:48 -0700
                Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-05-19 15:20 -0700
                Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-05-19 15:35 -0700
                Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-05-20 18:25 -0400
                Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) bugbear <bugbear@trim_papermule.co.uk_trim> - 2012-05-21 17:12 +0100
                Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Heikki Kallasjoki <fis+usenet@zem.fi> - 2012-05-18 07:22 +0000
                Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-05-19 14:50 -0700
                Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-05-20 18:21 -0400
                Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-05-20 18:23 -0400
              Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) "Skybuck Flying" <Windows7IsOK@DreamPC2006.com> - 2012-05-18 01:09 +0200
            Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-05-20 18:14 -0400
              Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) "Skybuck Flying" <Windows7IsOK@DreamPC2006.com> - 2012-05-21 09:36 +0200
          Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) "Skybuck Flying" <Windows7IsOK@DreamPC2006.com> - 2012-05-20 17:53 +0200
            Re: names for parameters of ranges Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-05-20 18:30 -0400
              Re: names for parameters of ranges Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-05-20 20:48 -0700
            Re: names for parameters of ranges (was: ...) Willem <willem@toad.stack.nl> - 2012-05-23 09:43 +0000
              Re: names for parameters of ranges Willem <willem@toad.stack.nl> - 2012-05-23 11:07 +0000
                Re: names for parameters of ranges Willem <willem@toad.stack.nl> - 2012-05-23 15:42 +0000
              Re: names for parameters of ranges Willem <willem@toad.stack.nl> - 2012-05-23 11:11 +0000
        Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Heikki Kallasjoki <fis+usenet@zem.fi> - 2012-05-17 19:13 +0000
          Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Heikki Kallasjoki <fis+usenet@zem.fi> - 2012-05-17 19:19 +0000
            Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Jim Janney <jjanney@shell.xmission.com> - 2012-05-17 18:35 -0600
          Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) "Skybuck Flying" <Windows7IsOK@DreamPC2006.com> - 2012-05-17 23:16 +0200
            Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-05-20 18:32 -0400
              Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) "Skybuck Flying" <Windows7IsOK@DreamPC2006.com> - 2012-05-21 09:40 +0200
                Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2012-05-21 10:05 -0400
    Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-05-20 14:41 -0400
    Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-05-20 18:12 -0400
      Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-05-20 16:38 -0700
        Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-05-20 18:52 -0700
          Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-05-20 19:21 -0700
            Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2012-05-21 08:24 +0000
              Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) "Bill Leary" <Bill_Leary@msn.com> - 2012-05-23 14:34 -0400
          Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2012-05-20 21:46 -0600
            Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-05-21 00:04 -0700
          Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2012-05-21 08:25 +0000
      Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) "Skybuck Flying" <Windows7IsOK@DreamPC2006.com> - 2012-05-21 09:46 +0200
  Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-05-17 18:54 +0200
  Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Mark Storkamp <mstorkamp@yahoo.com> - 2012-05-17 12:06 -0500
    Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) markspace <-@.> - 2012-05-17 10:11 -0700
      Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-05-17 14:43 -0700
        Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) markspace <-@.> - 2012-05-17 16:13 -0700
          Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) markspace <-@.> - 2012-05-17 16:42 -0700
            Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-05-18 02:27 +0200
      Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-05-20 15:06 -0400
  Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) "Marius" <sorry@nospamfor.me> - 2012-05-17 17:32 +0000
    Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) "Skybuck Flying" <Windows7IsOK@DreamPC2006.com> - 2012-05-17 23:45 +0200
      Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) "Marius" <sorry@nospamfor.me> - 2012-05-17 22:16 +0000
        Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) "Skybuck Flying" <Windows7IsOK@DreamPC2006.com> - 2012-05-18 00:47 +0200
          Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) "Skybuck Flying" <Windows7IsOK@DreamPC2006.com> - 2012-05-24 14:11 +0200
            Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) "Skybuck Flying" <Windows7IsOK@DreamPC2006.com> - 2012-05-24 14:17 +0200
  Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-05-18 02:57 -0700
    Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Leif Roar Moldskred <leifm@dimnakorr.com> - 2012-05-18 05:26 -0500
    Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2012-05-18 08:08 -0400
    Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-05-20 14:46 -0400
  Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) rossum <rossum48@coldmail.com> - 2012-05-18 12:25 +0100
    Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-05-18 10:46 -0700
      Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) "Skybuck Flying" <Windows7IsOK@DreamPC2006.com> - 2012-05-19 21:01 +0200
        Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-05-20 18:33 -0400
          Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2012-05-20 16:30 -0700
            Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-05-20 20:36 -0700
              Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2012-05-21 04:28 +0000
              Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) "Skybuck Flying" <Windows7IsOK@DreamPC2006.com> - 2012-05-21 09:55 +0200
            Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) "Skybuck Flying" <Windows7IsOK@DreamPC2006.com> - 2012-05-21 09:49 +0200
              Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2012-05-21 10:08 -0400
          Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) "Skybuck Flying" <Windows7IsOK@DreamPC2006.com> - 2012-05-21 10:45 +0200
            Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) "Skybuck Flying" <Windows7IsOK@DreamPC2006.com> - 2012-05-21 11:13 +0200
            Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) "Skybuck Flying" <Windows7IsOK@DreamPC2006.com> - 2012-05-21 11:19 +0200
              Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-05-21 11:40 -0700
  Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-05-20 18:10 -0400
    Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) "Skybuck Flying" <Windows7IsOK@DreamPC2006.com> - 2012-05-21 10:00 +0200
      Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2012-05-21 10:10 -0400
  Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) falk@rahul.net (Edward A. Falk) - 2012-05-23 05:40 +0000
    Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Jim Janney <jjanney@shell.xmission.com> - 2012-05-23 08:46 -0600
    Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) "Skybuck Flying" <Windows7IsOK@DreamPC2006.com> - 2012-05-24 14:03 +0200
      Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-05-24 09:56 -0700
      Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) falk@rahul.net (Edward A. Falk) - 2012-05-26 00:52 +0000
        Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Jamie <jamie_ka1lpa_not_valid_after_ka1lpa_@charter.net> - 2012-05-25 21:16 -0400
  Re: Oracle/Google demonstrate human beings cannot write 10 lines of code without making a mistake ;) Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2012-05-24 09:42 -0700

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