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| From | "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.misc |
| Subject | Re: A good subset of C |
| Date | 2014-05-10 16:30 -0400 |
| Organization | Aioe.org NNTP Server |
| Message-ID | <op.xfnu9byz6zenlw@localhost> (permalink) |
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On Sat, 10 May 2014 03:04:02 -0400, Dmitry A. Kazakov <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de> wrote: > On Fri, 09 May 2014 16:45:41 -0400, Rod Pemberton wrote: >> It seems this is about object-oriented languages, and it mentions >> "information hiding". As a programmer, information hiding is a >> *bad* thing. > > No, it is a method of maintaining complexity and so of making collective > software production possible (roles, separate design, testing, > maintenance). > > It is not bad or good, it is the only way software engineering may > function. ... > Yes, proper engineering processes and techniques on small scale > are considered unnecessary overhead, boring, and they certainly are. The > problem is that programmes can only be taught on small things first. This > is why C is so popular, and also so damaging to software developing in > general. > Have you used tools like hammers, drills, knives in your life? e.g., at home or work. I'm assuming you have at some point in your life. The reason I ask is that above you said information hiding "is [neither] bad or good". I suspect you would describe a hammer as neither good or bad too. We all know they are very useful for what they do. But, we all also know that misuse can injure a person, or even be used to kill. It's from that which I find irony in your statements. You claim C is damaging in general, yet it is a tool just like a hammer, drill, or knife, which can be used correctly to great effect by many people, and yet still be misused by many others. So, C's no different than information hiding as you perceive information hiding. You like one, but oppose the other. Irony. Rod Pemberton
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A good subset of C "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-05-05 08:47 +0100
Re: A good subset of C "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-05-05 10:56 +0100
Re: A good subset of C "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-05-05 19:41 +0100
Re: A good subset of C "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-05-05 21:08 +0100
Re: A good subset of C "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-05-05 21:58 +0100
Re: A good subset of C "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-05-05 22:55 +0100
Re: A good subset of C "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-05-06 00:01 +0100
Re: A good subset of C "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-05-06 00:44 +0100
Re: A good subset of C "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-05-06 09:45 +0100
Re: A good subset of C "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-05-05 07:33 -0400
Re: A good subset of C "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-05-05 19:14 +0100
Re: A good subset of C "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-05-05 20:12 +0100
Re: A good subset of C "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-05-05 18:57 -0400
Re: A good subset of C "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-05-07 11:55 +0100
Re: A good subset of C "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-05-07 19:04 -0400
Re: A good subset of C "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-05-08 10:14 +0100
Re: A good subset of C "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-05-08 07:35 -0400
Re: A good subset of C "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-05-08 16:22 +0100
Re: A good subset of C "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-05-09 16:45 -0400
Re: A good subset of C "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de> - 2014-05-10 09:04 +0200
Re: A good subset of C "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-05-10 16:30 -0400
Re: A good subset of C "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de> - 2014-05-11 11:59 +0200
Re: A good subset of C "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-05-11 11:06 -0400
Re: A good subset of C Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2014-05-12 00:26 +0000
Re: A good subset of C "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de> - 2014-05-12 09:54 +0200
Re: A good subset of C "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-05-12 20:01 -0400
Re: A good subset of C "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-05-14 17:45 +0100
Re: A good subset of C "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-05-14 18:11 -0400
Re: A good subset of C "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-05-14 23:54 +0100
Re: A good subset of C "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-05-14 19:43 -0400
Re: A good subset of C "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-05-17 18:00 +0100
Re: A good subset of C "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-05-17 16:00 -0400
Re: A good subset of C "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-05-17 22:17 +0100
Re: A good subset of C "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-05-17 19:58 -0400
Re: A good subset of C "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-05-18 07:59 +0100
Re: A good subset of C "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-05-18 13:10 -0400
Re: A good subset of C "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-05-19 00:54 +0100
Re: A good subset of C Andy Walker <news@cuboid.co.uk> - 2014-05-15 01:31 +0100
Re: A good subset of C BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2014-05-14 23:43 -0500
Re: A good subset of C "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-05-17 18:38 +0100
Re: A good subset of C Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2014-05-25 11:04 +1200
Re: A good subset of C "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-05-24 20:36 -0400
Re: A good subset of C Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2014-05-25 12:53 +1200
Re: A good subset of C "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-05-24 21:34 -0400
Re: A good subset of C Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2014-05-25 14:11 +1200
Re: A good subset of C Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2014-05-25 06:47 +0000
Re: A good subset of C Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2014-05-25 06:43 +0000
Re: A good subset of C "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-05-05 20:59 +0100
Re: A good subset of C "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-05-05 22:28 +0100
Re: A good subset of C "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-05-05 18:57 -0400
Re: A good subset of C "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-05-06 00:26 +0100
Re: A good subset of C George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2014-05-06 14:21 -0400
Re: A good subset of C "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-05-07 15:43 +0100
Re: A good subset of C George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2014-05-07 16:03 -0400
Re: A good subset of C "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-05-07 21:31 +0100
Re: A good subset of C BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2014-05-07 15:41 -0500
Re: A good subset of C "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-05-05 18:46 -0400
Re: A good subset of C "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-05-06 00:42 +0100
Re: A good subset of C "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-05-06 06:48 -0400
Re: A good subset of C "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-05-07 15:40 +0100
Re: A good subset of C "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-05-08 06:50 -0400
Re: A good subset of C "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-05-08 15:43 +0100
Re: A good subset of C George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2014-05-08 14:41 -0400
Re: A good subset of C BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2014-05-05 19:08 -0500
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