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Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ...

From "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee>
Newsgroups comp.lang.php
Subject Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ...
Date 2013-02-22 11:29 +0100
Message-ID <aoovl2F5f8gU1@mid.uni-berlin.de> (permalink)
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Am 22.02.2013 01:51, schrieb Richard:
> [Please do not mail me a copy of your followup]
> 
> The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> spake the secret code
> <kg66k7$b7j$1@news.albasani.net> thusly:
> 
>> On 21/02/13 21:53, Richard wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> When I looked at it, it felt like COBOL.  SOOOOOO much typing.
>>>
>> Don't ever take up coding professionally.
> 
> I've been paid to write software for 35 years.
> 
>> The rule of 'more lines of comment than code' holds...
> 
> IMO, unless you are citing sources for complex scientific computation,
> or algorithms from a referenced source (i.e. "I took this from Knuth,
> Art of Computer Programming, Volume II, pg. 235"), the need for
> comments indicates that your code isn't clear enough to begin with.
> 
> See <http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?ToNeedComments>
> 

Haha. Strong words.

You want a cite from Donald Knuth? See literate programming, and WEB, 1981.

/Str.

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simpletest vs phpunit vs ... Simon <bad@example.com> - 2013-02-19 10:05 +0200
  Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ... Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-02-19 08:22 -0500
    Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ... Goran <goran@nospam.com> - 2013-02-21 11:09 +0100
      Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ... Scott Johnson <noonehome@chalupasworld.com> - 2013-02-21 05:40 -0800
        Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ... Goran <goran@nospam.com> - 2013-02-22 09:05 +0100
          Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ... Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-02-22 08:52 -0500
            Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ... Goran <goran@nospam.com> - 2013-02-22 16:03 +0100
              Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ... Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-02-22 10:14 -0500
  Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ... legalize+jeeves@mail.xmission.com (Richard) - 2013-02-21 19:27 +0000
    Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ... Chris Riesbeck <Chris.Riesbeck@gmail.com> - 2013-02-21 14:08 -0600
      Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ... legalize+jeeves@mail.xmission.com (Richard) - 2013-02-21 21:53 +0000
        Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ... The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-02-21 22:20 +0000
          Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ... legalize+jeeves@mail.xmission.com (Richard) - 2013-02-22 00:51 +0000
            Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ... "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2013-02-22 11:29 +0100
              Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ... legalize+jeeves@mail.xmission.com (Richard) - 2013-02-22 20:21 +0000
            Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ... Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2013-02-22 10:49 +0000
              Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ... legalize+jeeves@mail.xmission.com (Richard) - 2013-02-22 20:23 +0000
                Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ... Anders Wegge Keller <wegge@wegge.dk> - 2013-02-22 21:41 +0100
                Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ... legalize+jeeves@mail.xmission.com (Richard) - 2013-02-23 00:39 +0000
                Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ... Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-02-22 19:51 -0500
                Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ... legalize+jeeves@mail.xmission.com (Richard) - 2013-02-24 23:49 +0000
                Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ... Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-02-24 20:17 -0500
                Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ... Anders Wegge Keller <wegge@wegge.dk> - 2013-02-23 07:51 +0100
                Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ... legalize+jeeves@mail.xmission.com (Richard) - 2013-02-25 00:03 +0000
                Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ... Anders Wegge Keller <wegge@wegge.dk> - 2013-02-25 19:28 +0100
            Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ... "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2013-02-22 12:24 +0100
              Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ... legalize+jeeves@mail.xmission.com (Richard) - 2013-02-22 20:26 +0000
            Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ... Simon <bad@example.com> - 2013-02-22 14:06 +0200
            Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ... Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-02-22 08:57 -0500
              Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ... bill <william@TechServSys.com> - 2013-02-22 10:55 -0500
              Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ... legalize+jeeves@mail.xmission.com (Richard) - 2013-02-22 20:27 +0000
                Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ... Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-02-22 16:57 -0500
  Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ... Simon <bad@example.com> - 2013-02-22 14:15 +0200
  Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ... Martin Musatov <marty.musatov@gmail.com> - 2013-02-22 23:38 -0800

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