Re: “Core Guidelines are not Rules" by Arne Mertz

From	wij <wyniijj5@gmail.com>
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Subject	Re: “Core Guidelines are not Rules" by Arne Mertz
Date	2024-03-20 12:54 +0800
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On Tue, 2024-03-19 at 16:52 +0100, Bonita Montero wrote:
> Am 19.03.2024 um 06:07 schrieb wij:
> > On Mon, 2024-03-18 at 22:34 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> > > “Core Guidelines are not Rules" by Arne Mertz
> > >      https://arne-mertz.de/2024/03/core-guidelines-are-not-rules/
> > > 
> > > “There is a difference between guidelines and rules. Boiling down
> > > guidelines to one-sentence rules has drawbacks that make your code
> > > harder to understand.”
> > > 
> > > “The famous quote by Captain Barbossa from _Pirates of the Caribbean_
> > > says “The Code is more what you’d call guidelines than actual rules.”
> > > This implies that there is a difference between the two.”
> > > 
> > > Lynn
> > 
> > I like the title "Simpying C++". All are actually very simple:
> > https://sourceforge.net/projects/cscall/files/MisFiles/ClassGuidelines.txt/download
> > This is the c++ programming guidelines Tested and Used for 20 years:
> > In it, the reset rule can be strict, practical and very useful, and saved lots
> > of programming efforts. All the basics are unbelievably simple, try it to know.
> 
> As long s simplifying isn't dropping useful features that save work ...
> 

If you don't have a good guidelines like ClassGuidelines (reset rule), your C++ 
program won't go far because the foundation is likely based on shaky concepts.

> > 
> > There are too much to say about the Core Guidelines. In all, it is an unmatured "draft" from the
> > ivory
> > tower, full of words without meaning.
> > 
> > 
>

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“Core Guidelines are not Rules" by Arne Mertz Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2024-03-18 22:34 -0500
  Re: “Core Guidelines are not Rules" by Arne Mertz wij <wyniijj5@gmail.com> - 2024-03-19 13:07 +0800
    Re: “Core Guidelines are not Rules" by Arne Mertz Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2024-03-19 16:52 +0100
      Re: “Core Guidelines are not Rules" by Arne Mertz wij <wyniijj5@gmail.com> - 2024-03-20 12:54 +0800

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