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Re: Closing a stream in an applet causes a crash

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On 02-02-2011 14:43, Daniele Futtorovic wrote:
> On 02/02/2011 02:09, Arne Vajhøj allegedly wrote:
>> On 01-02-2011 13:35, Daniele Futtorovic wrote:
>>> On 01/02/2011 10:35, Lars Enderin allegedly wrote:
>>>> 2011-01-31 19:12, Daniele Futtorovic skrev:
>>>>> On 31/01/2011 04:00, Lew allegedly wrote:
>>>>>> That's all we can conclude based on the dearth of
>>>>>> information you see fit to dole out.
>>>>> <3
>>>>>
>>>>> If you write code like you write English, I'd like to read your
>>>>> code.
>>>>
>>>> Edsger W Dijkstra:
>>>>
>>>> Besides a mathematical inclination, an exceptionally good
>>>> mastery of one's native tongue is the most vital asset of a
>>>> competent programmer.
>>>
>>> Would extend that to tongues in general. After all, our business
>>> is in getting clearly understood by machines. What's that, if not
>>> linguistics? See L. Wall. Except perhaps that as opposed to vulgar
>>> linguistics, we control both sides.
>>
>> But masters of both programming languages and natural languages does
>> not use their skills to use all features of the languages - they use
>> their skills to communicate in a ways so that everybody understands
>> it.
>
> Do they indeed?
>
> Firstly, as I think is pretty much the case for all masteries of a
> particular type, you'll often see masters indulging in pointless doodles
> and plays that summon all the extent of their mastery. Kind of a
> self-gratification for having had to go through the trouble of acquiring
> the knowledge -- as such a very understandable feat which I don't think
> there is anything inherently wrong with.

The masters know that they are masters and do not care of whether
other see them as masters.

The beginners like to show of to pretend to be masters.

> Secondly, I fail to see a necessary correlation between greater command
> of a tongue and being able more effectively to make oneself understood.
> Partly because that greater command might open access to the expression
> of more complex thoughts, partly because it might cleanse one's speech
> of the inaccuracies or inadequacies that prevail in the vulgar.

Most people can explain a complex matter in a complex way - only
the master can explain it in a simple way.

Arne

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Re: Closing a stream in an applet causes a crash Sam Takoy <sam.takoy@yahoo.com> - 2011-01-30 20:34 -0500
  Re: Closing a stream in an applet causes a crash Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-01-30 22:00 -0500
    Re: Closing a stream in an applet causes a crash Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-02-01 20:09 -0500
      Re: Closing a stream in an applet causes a crash Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-02-02 18:19 -0500
      Re: Closing a stream in an applet causes a crash Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte.net.invalid> - 2011-02-02 20:43 +0100
        Re: Closing a stream in an applet causes a crash Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte.net.invalid> - 2011-02-02 22:20 +0100
        Re: Closing a stream in an applet causes a crash Lew <lew@lewscanon.com> - 2011-02-02 12:50 -0800
    Re: Closing a stream in an applet causes a crash Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-02-01 13:37 -0500
    Re: Closing a stream in an applet causes a crash Lew <lew@lewscanon.com> - 2011-01-31 14:22 -0800
      Re: Closing a stream in an applet causes a crash Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte.net.invalid> - 2011-02-01 19:29 +0100
    Re: Closing a stream in an applet causes a crash Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte.net.invalid> - 2011-01-31 19:12 +0100
      Re: Closing a stream in an applet causes a crash Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte.net.invalid> - 2011-02-01 19:35 +0100
      Re: Closing a stream in an applet causes a crash Lars Enderin <lars.enderin@telia.com> - 2011-02-01 10:35 +0100

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