Re: I completely reWrote it, of course.

From	jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c++, comp.os.linux.advocacy, sci.physics
Subject	Re: I completely reWrote it, of course.
Date	2017-01-05 14:08 +0000
Organization	"Have EDDT, will travel"
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Scott Lurndal wrote:
> chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> writes:
>>Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>
>>> some POS that calls itself "GreyCloud" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>He doesn't work for anybody needing code.  That much is certain.
>>>>Otherwise, he'd have been fired.
>>>
>>>I dunno - I've seen similar code in shipping products:
>>>
>>>For example (Product: ADSINP, language: BPL circa 1977):
>>
>>I suppose that there are some clueless managers who are "impressed" by
>>impenetrable code.
>
> to be fair, in the 1970's, there were limits on pretty
> much everything, including number of lines that a compiler could
> handle in a reasonable amount of time given memory constraints.
>
> Compact (dense) code was more the rule than the exception in those
> days.

Another reason is having been on a firefight, fixing the installation's
code so it can run, then carrying back the changes and taking 2 months
to figure out why the new fixes worked.  However, the end result is
"if it ain't broke, don't fix it" so the impenetrable code stays
with lots of comments including "thar be dragons".

/BAH

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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 ). Paavo Helde <myfirstname@osa.pri.ee> - 2016-12-24 11:00 +0200
    Re: while() and "Loop(3) { _Loop(4)..." aren't "impenetrable". Paavo Helde <myfirstname@osa.pri.ee> - 2016-12-26 23:17 +0200
      Re: Refactoring is good, God's speed. Paavo Helde <myfirstname@osa.pri.ee> - 2016-12-27 01:17 +0200
        Re: Refactoring is good, God's speed. "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-12-26 15:26 -0800
        Re: PHP could use #define, seriously. Paavo Helde <myfirstname@osa.pri.ee> - 2016-12-27 10:01 +0200
        Re: Refactoring is good, God's speed. legalize+jeeves@mail.xmission.com (Richard) - 2016-12-28 18:10 +0000
          Re: Refactoring is good, God's speed. woodbrian77@gmail.com - 2016-12-28 10:20 -0800
      Re: Refactoring is good, God's speed. interval1066@gmail.com - 2016-12-30 10:43 -0800
        Re: Refactoring is good, God's speed. legalize+jeeves@mail.xmission.com (Richard) - 2017-01-02 00:44 +0000
          #define came from God himself, it's sacred. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2017-01-01 23:51 -0800
            #define came from God himself, it's sacred. Jeff-Relf.Me <@..yep> - 2017-01-02 08:00 +0000
              Re: #define came from God himself, it's sacred. moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2017-01-03 03:58 +0000
                I completely reWrote it, of course. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2017-01-03 00:46 -0800
                I completely reWrote it, of course. Jeff-Relf.Me <@..sour> - 2017-01-03 08:51 +0000
                Re: I completely reWrote it, of course. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-01-03 12:13 +0100
                Re: I completely reWrote it, of course. Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2017-01-03 12:28 +0100
                Re: I completely reWrote it, of course. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-01-03 07:32 -0600
                Ezekiel lives in your head RENT FREE!!  LOL!!! GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2017-01-03 12:16 -0700
                With "warnings as errors", turn off these warnings. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2017-01-03 13:00 -0800
                Re: I completely reWrote it, of course. GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2017-01-03 12:16 -0700
                Re: I completely reWrote it, of course. red floyd <dont.bother@its.invalid> - 2017-01-03 12:30 -0800
                If you're retarded then, yes, _Loop() is "undefined". Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2017-01-16 11:06 -0800
                Re: I completely reWrote it, of course. scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2017-01-04 13:33 +0000
                Re: I completely reWrote it, of course. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-01-04 07:45 -0600
                Re: I completely reWrote it, of course. scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2017-01-04 14:54 +0000
                The Longest Common Sequence ( NonContiguous ) algorithm ( recursive ). Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2017-01-04 10:17 -0800
                Re: The Longest Common Sequence ( NonContiguous ) algorithm ( recursive ). Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-01-04 19:19 +0100
                Re: The Longest Common Sequence ( NonContiguous ) algorithm ( recursive ). moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2017-01-05 03:34 +0000
                The Longest Common Sequence ( NonContiguous ) algorithm ( recursive ). Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2017-01-04 22:26 -0800
                Re: The Longest Common Sequence ( NonContiguous ) algorithm ( recursive ). Anonymous <anonymous@invalid.tld> - 2017-01-05 08:18 +0000
                Re: The Longest Common Sequence ( NonContiguous ) algorithm ( recursive ). Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-01-05 09:24 +0100
                PostScript is my thing. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2017-01-05 01:08 -0800
                My diffs now _perfectly match MicroSoft's WinMerge. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2017-01-07 03:56 -0800
                Re: My diffs now _perfectly match MicroSoft's WinMerge. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-01-07 13:09 +0100
                Re: My diffs now _perfectly match MicroSoft's WinMerge. jonkalb <google@kalbweb.com> - 2017-01-07 08:32 -0800
                Re: My diffs now _perfectly match MicroSoft's WinMerge. moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2017-01-07 20:25 +0000
                Like a compiler that compiles itself, my Diff app diffs itself. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2017-01-07 17:53 -0800
                Re: My diffs now _perfectly match MicroSoft's WinMerge. Christian Gollwitzer <auriocus@gmx.de> - 2017-01-10 22:15 +0100
                Text file comparison is essential. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2017-01-16 11:23 -0800
                Nothing to compare, left and right, old and new. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2017-01-19 04:12 -0800
                Re: The Longest Common Sequence ( NonContiguous ) algorithm ( recursive ). jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2017-01-05 14:08 +0000
                Re: The Longest Common Sequence ( NonContiguous ) algorithm ( recursive ). Vir Campestris <vir.campestris@invalid.invalid> - 2017-01-05 21:09 +0000
                Re: The Longest Common Sequence ( NonContiguous ) algorithm ( recursive ). legalize+jeeves@mail.xmission.com (Richard) - 2017-01-05 21:19 +0000
                "Functional" programming is "Tree Crawling". Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2017-01-05 14:53 -0800
                Re: The Longest Common Sequence ( NonContiguous ) algorithm ( recursive ). Lofty Goat <rlwatkins@gmail.com> - 2017-01-05 17:43 -0600
                Re: The Longest Common Sequence ( NonContiguous ) algorithm ( recursive ). woodbrian77@gmail.com - 2017-01-10 12:02 -0800
                Re: The Longest Common Sequence ( NonContiguous ) algorithm ( recursive ). Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com> - 2017-01-10 20:13 +0000
                Re: The Longest Common Sequence ( NonContiguous ) algorithm ( recursive ). scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2017-01-10 20:34 +0000
                Re: The Longest Common Sequence ( NonContiguous ) algorithm ( recursive ). Vir Campestris <vir.campestris@invalid.invalid> - 2017-01-10 21:21 +0000
                Re: The Longest Common Sequence ( NonContiguous ) algorithm ( recursive ). David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-01-10 22:48 +0100
                Re: The Longest Common Sequence ( NonContiguous ) algorithm ( recursive ). Vir Campestris <vir.campestris@invalid.invalid> - 2017-01-12 21:40 +0000
                Re: The Longest Common Sequence ( NonContiguous ) algorithm ( recursive ). red floyd <dont.bother@its.invalid> - 2017-01-10 13:46 -0800
                Re: The Longest Common Sequence ( NonContiguous ) algorithm ( recursive ). Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-01-11 17:41 +1300
                Re: I completely reWrote it, of course. jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2017-01-05 14:08 +0000
                What about you, GreyCloud ? Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2017-01-16 11:02 -0800
                Re: What about you, GreyCloud ? GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2017-01-16 19:46 -0700
                Health issues ? Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2017-01-16 20:39 -0800
                Re: Health issues ? GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2017-01-17 11:50 -0700
                Negative Interest Rates. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2017-01-19 04:25 -0800
                Re: Negative Interest Rates. GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2017-01-19 11:47 -0700
                Negative Interest Rates "rips off" rich people, not the poor. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2017-01-19 19:23 -0800
                Re: Negative Interest Rates "rips off" rich people, not the poor. GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2017-01-20 16:17 -0700
                Tons of people have reviewed the code, source and object. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2017-01-19 04:02 -0800
                Building a complex system can't be done when you're drunk and horny. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2017-01-19 04:17 -0800
                Re: Building a complex system can't be done when you're drunk and horny. David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-01-19 13:59 +0100
                No one is here to learn at your feet, sorry. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2017-01-19 05:30 -0800
                Re: Building a complex system can't be done when you're drunk and horny. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-01-19 07:37 -0600
                Building a complex system can't be done when you're drunk and horny. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2017-01-19 05:43 -0800
                Re: Building a complex system can't be done when you're drunk and horny. moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2017-01-20 04:32 +0000
                Usenet isn't WikiPedia; here, it's all play and no work, anything goes. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2017-01-19 21:02 -0800
                The "Least Longest" diffs. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2017-01-03 03:04 -0800
                Re: #define came from God himself, it's sacred. Vir Campestris <vir.campestris@invalid.invalid> - 2017-01-03 21:27 +0000
      Re: LoopP( !isDigit( Ch ) ); jonkalb <google@kalbweb.com> - 2017-01-16 22:05 -0800
        Re: LoopP( !isDigit( Ch ) ); woodbrian77@gmail.com - 2017-01-17 11:17 -0800
          Re: LoopP( !isDigit( Ch ) ); David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-01-17 22:20 +0100
        Re: LoopP( !isDigit( Ch ) ); Cholo Lennon <chololennon@hotmail.com> - 2017-01-17 18:18 -0300
          Re: LoopP( !isDigit( Ch ) ); Vir Campestris <vir.campestris@invalid.invalid> - 2017-01-17 21:51 +0000
    Re: while() and "Loop(3) { _Loop(4)..." aren't "impenetrable". Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2016-12-26 13:24 -0800
      Re: "Standards" are like assholes, everyone's got one. Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2016-12-26 14:27 -0800
        Re: _Underscores have never been -- and could never be -- a problem. Paavo Helde <myfirstname@osa.pri.ee> - 2016-12-27 13:25 +0200
          Re: Compiling C++ is trivial, always. Paavo Helde <myfirstname@osa.pri.ee> - 2016-12-27 21:38 +0200
            Re: Compiling C++ is trivial, always. Mr Flibble <flibble@i42.co.uk> - 2016-12-27 20:01 +0000
              Re: Compiling C++ is trivial, always. Paavo Helde <myfirstname@osa.pri.ee> - 2016-12-27 22:20 +0200
            Re: How big are your .CPP files ( in MegaBytes, not lines ) ? Paavo Helde <myfirstname@osa.pri.ee> - 2016-12-28 00:02 +0200
              Re: You could condense it down into fewer, larger, .CPP files. Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2016-12-28 14:11 +1300
                Re: What are you compiling, and how long does it take ? ! Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2016-12-28 15:34 +1300
                Re: Are you Linus Torvalds ? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2016-12-28 16:14 +1300
                Re: The _Default "Subject:" line is neither mandatory or desirable. Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2016-12-28 17:35 +1300
                Re: Would a hardware/software upgrade help ? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2016-12-29 08:09 +1300
                Re: The _Default "Subject:" line is neither mandatory or desirable. legalize+jeeves@mail.xmission.com (Richard) - 2016-12-28 20:01 +0000
          Re: I don't create .h files, not a one. Mr Flibble <flibbleREMOVETHISBIT@i42.co.uk> - 2017-01-16 19:03 +0000
        Re: _Underscores have never been -- and could never be -- a problem. Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2016-12-27 05:58 -0800
          Re: _Loop() works fine; I don't use "concurrent_vector.h". Vir Campestris <vir.campestris@invalid.invalid> - 2016-12-27 22:14 +0000
          Re: _Loop() works fine; I don't use "concurrent_vector.h". Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2016-12-28 02:08 -0800
            Re: _Loop() works fine; I don't use "concurrent_vector.h". woodbrian77@gmail.com - 2016-12-28 09:45 -0800
      Re: "Standards" are like assholes, everyone's got one. Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2016-12-27 12:34 +1300
  Re: My C++ Coding Standards ( apologies to Bjarne Stroustrup ). Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-12-24 10:40 +0100
    Re: My C++ Coding Standards ( apologies to Bjarne Stroustrup ). woodbrian77@gmail.com - 2016-12-26 17:41 -0800
      Re: My C++ Coding Standards ( apologies to Bjarne Stroustrup ). Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2016-12-27 15:28 +1300
  Re: My C++ Coding Standards ( apologies to Bjarne Stroustrup ). jonkalb <google@kalbweb.com> - 2016-12-26 23:24 -0800
    Re: My C++ Coding Standards ( apologies to Bjarne Stroustrup ). woodbrian77@gmail.com - 2016-12-27 10:54 -0800
      Re: My C++ Coding Standards ( apologies to Bjarne Stroustrup ). Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2016-12-28 11:26 +1300
        Re: My C++ Coding Standards ( apologies to Bjarne Stroustrup ). woodbrian77@gmail.com - 2016-12-27 20:36 -0800
          Re: My C++ Coding Standards ( apologies to Bjarne Stroustrup ). Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2016-12-28 17:42 +1300
            Re: My C++ Coding Standards ( apologies to Bjarne Stroustrup ). woodbrian77@gmail.com - 2016-12-27 21:24 -0800
              Re: My C++ Coding Standards ( apologies to Bjarne Stroustrup ). woodbrian77@gmail.com - 2016-12-27 22:16 -0800
              Re: My C++ Coding Standards ( apologies to Bjarne Stroustrup ). woodbrian77@gmail.com - 2016-12-28 13:29 -0800
                Re: My C++ Coding Standards ( apologies to Bjarne Stroustrup ). Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2016-12-29 10:46 +1300
              Re: My C++ Coding Standards ( apologies to Bjarne Stroustrup ). Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2016-12-30 09:55 +1300
                Re: My C++ Coding Standards ( apologies to Bjarne Stroustrup ). woodbrian77@gmail.com - 2016-12-29 14:19 -0800
                Re: My C++ Coding Standards ( apologies to Bjarne Stroustrup ). Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2016-12-30 11:25 +1300
                Re: My C++ Coding Standards ( apologies to Bjarne Stroustrup ). woodbrian77@gmail.com - 2016-12-29 21:59 -0800
                Re: My C++ Coding Standards ( apologies to Bjarne Stroustrup ). Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2016-12-30 21:27 +1300
                Re: My C++ Coding Standards ( apologies to Bjarne Stroustrup ). woodbrian77@gmail.com - 2016-12-30 09:51 -0800
                Re: My C++ Coding Standards ( apologies to Bjarne Stroustrup ). Wouter van Ooijen <wouter@voti.nl> - 2016-12-30 19:46 +0100
                Re: My C++ Coding Standards ( apologies to Bjarne Stroustrup ). David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-12-30 10:07 +0100
                Re: My C++ Coding Standards ( apologies to Bjarne Stroustrup ). asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2016-12-30 02:49 -0800
                Re: My C++ Coding Standards ( apologies to Bjarne Stroustrup ). asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2016-12-30 03:17 -0800
              Re: My C++ Coding Standards ( apologies to Bjarne Stroustrup ). Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2016-12-29 10:08 +1300
              Re: My C++ Coding Standards ( apologies to Bjarne Stroustrup ). woodbrian77@gmail.com - 2016-12-28 12:41 -0800
                Re: My C++ Coding Standards ( apologies to Bjarne Stroustrup ). Chris Vine <chris@cvine--nospam--.freeserve.co.uk> - 2016-12-28 21:59 +0000
                Re: My C++ Coding Standards ( apologies to Bjarne Stroustrup ). Dombo <dombo@disposable.invalid> - 2016-12-29 14:34 +0100
                Re: My C++ Coding Standards ( apologies to Bjarne Stroustrup ). woodbrian77@gmail.com - 2016-12-29 10:27 -0800
                Re: My C++ Coding Standards ( apologies to Bjarne Stroustrup ). Dombo <dombo@disposable.invalid> - 2016-12-29 20:33 +0100
                Re: My C++ Coding Standards ( apologies to Bjarne Stroustrup ). woodbrian77@gmail.com - 2016-12-28 15:14 -0800
                Re: My C++ Coding Standards ( apologies to Bjarne Stroustrup ). Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2016-12-29 13:05 +1300
              Re: My C++ Coding Standards ( apologies to Bjarne Stroustrup ). Chris Vine <chris@cvine--nospam--.freeserve.co.uk> - 2016-12-28 19:36 +0000

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