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About a hundred thousand people have used my code, last 24 years.

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You ( Michael Moroney ) replied ( to me ):
> > One doesn't buy a Ferrai becuse it's "maintainable".
> 
> Irrelevant comparison. Whitespace and comments don't 
> slow code down in compiled languages.

Forget the compiler, whitespace and comments slow _me down.
When you see it, you know _immediately that the programmer is struggling.
I've posted _plenty of whitespace and comments here, by the way.

> > If whitespace and (borked) comments is what you need/like,
> > then add them yourself, later... _I don't want to see that crap.
> 
> Maybe you don't, but certainly the next guy who comes along to fix/improve/
> modernize it will.  Otherwise it may have the shelf life of a banana,
> once you have moved on/retired/died.

About a hundred thousand people have used my code, last 24 years.

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Re: My code is dense, and hard to read, like the Washington Post. moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2016-12-22 21:22 +0000
  Re: My code is dense, and hard to read, like the Washington Post. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-23 07:54 -0600
    Re: My code is dense, and hard to read, like the Washington Post. flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-12-23 09:35 -0500
      Re: My code is dense, and hard to read, like the Washington Post. moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2016-12-23 16:21 +0000
        My code is dense, and hard to read, like the Washington Post. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2016-12-23 08:52 -0800
          Re: My code is dense, and hard to read, like the Washington Post. moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2016-12-23 19:12 +0000
            Re: My code is dense, and hard to read, like the Washington Post. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-23 13:27 -0600
              Re: My code is dense, and hard to read, like the Washington Post. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-12-23 20:56 +0100
                Re: My code is dense, and hard to read, like the Washington Post. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-12-23 13:32 -0700
                Re: My code is dense, and hard to read, like the Washington Post. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-12-23 22:40 +0100
                Re: My code is dense, and hard to read, like the Washington Post. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-12-23 15:19 -0700
                My C++ Coding Standards ( apologies to Bjarne Stroustrup ). Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2016-12-23 17:06 -0800
                Re: My C++ Coding Standards ( apologies to Bjarne Stroustrup ). Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-12-24 10:40 +0100
                Re: My code is dense, and hard to read, like the Washington Post. jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-12-24 14:04 +0000
        I explain each of the warnings I disable, and why. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2017-01-19 03:00 -0800
          Re: I explain each of the warnings I disable, and why. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-01-19 12:09 +0100
          Re: I explain each of the warnings I disable, and why. moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2017-01-20 04:29 +0000
            Re: I explain each of the warnings I disable, and why. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-01-20 06:48 -0600
              Re: I explain each of the warnings I disable, and why. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-01-20 16:52 +0100
      It's fucking email ! ! Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2017-01-19 02:53 -0800
    Someday, if you're lucky, you'll know the freedoms I enjoy. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2016-12-23 08:05 -0800
    Re: My code is dense, and hard to read, like the Washington Post. GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2016-12-23 13:49 -0700
  Whitespace and (borked) comments. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2017-01-19 02:24 -0800
    Re: Whitespace and (borked) comments. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-01-19 11:30 +0100
      Re: Whitespace and (borked) comments. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-01-19 07:29 -0600
      Re: Whitespace and (borked) comments. Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-01-19 10:36 -0500
        Re: Whitespace and (borked) comments. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-01-19 16:48 +0100
    Re: Whitespace and (borked) comments. GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2017-01-19 11:20 -0700
      Re: Whitespace and (borked) comments. Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-01-19 14:49 -0500
    Re: Whitespace and (borked) comments. moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2017-01-20 04:26 +0000
      About a hundred thousand people have used my code, last 24 years. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2017-01-19 20:57 -0800
      Re: Whitespace and (borked) comments. jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2017-01-20 13:39 +0000
        Re: Whitespace and (borked) comments. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-01-20 07:46 -0600
          Re: Whitespace and (borked) comments. jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2017-01-21 14:08 +0000
        Re: Whitespace and (borked) comments. Vir Campestris <vir.campestris@invalid.invalid> - 2017-01-20 22:02 +0000
          Re: Whitespace and (borked) comments. noTthaTguY <abu.kuanysh05@gmail.com> - 2017-01-20 18:31 -0800
          Re: Whitespace and (borked) comments. jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2017-01-21 14:08 +0000
            Re: Whitespace and (borked) comments. Vir Campestris <vir.campestris@invalid.invalid> - 2017-01-22 17:58 +0000

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