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| From | Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.programming |
| Subject | Re: programmer's keyboard |
| Date | 2012-12-30 10:43 +1300 |
| Message-ID | <ak96fjFk2kiU4@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | (2 earlier) <N5KCs.693987$nB6.448936@fx21.am4> <cdcqd8htmmdm7l81imb6c3mn8cl33jcbj0@4ax.com> <EphDs.952759$W63.92055@fx05.am4> <_sWdnYhcjvIJl0LNnZ2dnUVZ8sadnZ2d@bt.com> <kbnkla$k1b$1@news.albasani.net> |
BGB wrote:
> On 12/29/2012 9:15 AM, Chris Uppal wrote:
>> BartC wrote:
>>
>>> (And I also like writing temporary code such as that in capitals. You
>>> can't do that in a case-sensitive language (without creating duplicate
>>> upper-case versions of keywords and identifiers).)
>>
>> Then you're out of luck, if you're using a C-family language ;-)
>>
>> I like to flag that kind of temporary code by indenting it to column 0. Try
>> it, you might like it.
>>
>> (You can tell I'm not a Pythonista...)
>>
>
> depending on language, it is often something like:
> #if 1
> or:
> #if true
> or:
> if(true) { ... }
> or similar...
>
> this basically allows readily turning the code on or off, and indicates
> that it is probably temporary or experimental.
Independent of the language, just use your version control tool rather
than muck about with conditional compiles. Plenty of editors are
version control and will mark or highlight code changes.
> if code like this is disabled, and proves unlikely to be ever enabled
> again, it may later be removed.
So just do a revert and its gone....
> if the code essentially becomes permanent and/or required, then the
> markers will (usually) eventually be removed.
...or check it in if you want to keep it.
--
Ian Collins
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programmer's keyboard bob <bob@coolfone.comze.com> - 2012-12-26 11:45 -0800
Re: programmer's keyboard Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2012-12-26 15:01 -0600
Re: programmer's keyboard "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-12-26 21:36 +0000
Re: programmer's keyboard BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-26 21:12 -0600
Re: programmer's keyboard Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2012-12-27 23:45 -0600
Re: programmer's keyboard "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-12-28 13:46 +0000
Re: programmer's keyboard Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-29 11:42 +1300
Re: programmer's keyboard "Chris Uppal" <chris.uppal@metagnostic.REMOVE-THIS.org> - 2012-12-29 15:15 +0000
Re: programmer's keyboard BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-29 14:41 -0600
Re: programmer's keyboard "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-12-29 21:10 +0000
Re: programmer's keyboard BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-29 15:26 -0600
Re: programmer's keyboard "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-12-29 22:41 +0000
Re: programmer's keyboard BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-30 02:12 -0600
Re: programmer's keyboard "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-12-30 11:20 +0000
Re: programmer's keyboard malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com - 2012-12-30 10:19 -0800
Re: programmer's keyboard BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-30 14:51 -0600
Re: programmer's keyboard Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-30 10:43 +1300
Re: programmer's keyboard BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-30 01:55 -0600
Re: programmer's keyboard Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-30 21:06 +1300
Re: programmer's keyboard BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-30 02:35 -0600
Re: programmer's keyboard Rui Maciel <rui.maciel@gmail.com> - 2012-12-30 18:12 +0000
Re: programmer's keyboard BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-30 13:30 -0600
Re: programmer's keyboard Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-31 09:36 +1300
Re: programmer's keyboard BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-30 17:27 -0600
Re: programmer's keyboard Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-31 13:00 +1300
Re: programmer's keyboard BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-31 03:13 -0600
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Re: programmer's keyboard Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2013-01-01 13:24 +1300
Re: programmer's keyboard Rui Maciel <rui.maciel@gmail.com> - 2013-01-02 12:23 +0000
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Re: programmer's keyboard BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2013-01-03 13:06 -0600
Re: programmer's keyboard Rui Maciel <rui.maciel@gmail.com> - 2012-12-30 18:04 +0000
Re: programmer's keyboard BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-30 14:24 -0600
Re: programmer's keyboard Rui Maciel <rui.maciel@gmail.com> - 2013-01-02 11:34 +0000
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Re: programmer's keyboard Rui Maciel <rui.maciel@gmail.com> - 2012-12-28 11:45 +0000
Re: programmer's keyboard BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-28 12:29 -0600
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