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Re: Code for strtol/strtoul

From Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: Code for strtol/strtoul
Date 2015-03-28 09:47 -0700
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Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> writes:

> On 2015-03-26, Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> wrote:
>> Greg Martin <greg.at.softsprocket@dot.com> writes:
>>
>>> On 2015-03-25, Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> wrote:
>>>> Greg Martin <greg.at.softsprocket@dot.com> writes:
>>>>
>>>>> On 2015-03-21, jacob navia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> wrote:
>>>>>> After some days working in those functions, I would like to
>>>>>> share this work with you.  I think discussing C is as
>>>>>> interesting as discussing UFOs ( :-) ), because there some
>>>>>> interesting issues in this code.  [snip a few questions]
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What about other stuff like code readability variable names,
>>>>>> whatever.
>>>>>
>>>>> Excellent readability.  Full points for the comments.
>>>>
>>>> I find this response astonishing.  The central function
>>>> is 179 lines long.  Any benefit from the content of the
>>>> comments is more than lost in the maze of the long
>>>> function body.
>>>
>>> So you found it hard to read then?
>>
>> I found it hard to comprehend in the sense that I felt like it
>> would have taken a lot of effort to convince myself that what it
>> was doing is correct.  That's probably my most important metric -
>> how hard do I have to work to convince myself that the code is
>> correct.
>
> This metric is amazingly broadly applicable;  it's the underlying
> justification for any effective methodology, tool or practice.
> [snip elaboration]

I think you're overstating the case a bit, but I appreciate the
appreciation.

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Code for strtol/strtoul jacob navia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2015-03-21 12:09 +0100
  Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-03-21 11:33 +0000
    Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-03-21 11:47 +0000
    Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Greg Martin <greg.at.softsprocket@dot.com> - 2015-03-21 15:58 +0000
  Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Lőrinczy Zsigmond <nospam@for.me> - 2015-03-21 16:10 +0100
    Re: Code for strtol/strtoul jacob navia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2015-03-21 16:34 +0100
      Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2015-03-21 16:10 +0000
    Re: Code for strtol/strtoul James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-03-21 12:53 -0400
    Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-21 14:18 -0700
      Re: Code for strtol/strtoul jacob navia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2015-03-21 22:46 +0100
        Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-21 15:23 -0700
          Re: Code for strtol/strtoul jacob navia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2015-03-21 23:42 +0100
            Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-21 16:06 -0700
              Re: Code for strtol/strtoul jacob navia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2015-03-22 00:29 +0100
                Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-21 20:18 -0700
      Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-21 15:54 -0700
        Re: Code for strtol/strtoul jacob navia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2015-03-22 08:34 +0100
        Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-24 19:42 -0700
          Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-25 10:40 -0700
            Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-25 16:17 -0700
              Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-25 20:27 -0700
                Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-28 09:08 -0700
  Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Greg Martin <greg.at.softsprocket@dot.com> - 2015-03-21 15:53 +0000
    Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-24 21:50 -0700
      Re: Code for strtol/strtoul jacob navia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2015-03-25 06:54 +0100
        Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-25 19:18 +1300
          Re: Code for strtol/strtoul jacob navia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2015-03-25 09:57 +0100
            Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-26 07:07 +1300
              Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-26 14:22 +1300
                Re: Code for strtol/strtoul asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-03-26 00:17 -0700
                Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-28 12:07 +1300
                Re: Code for strtol/strtoul asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-03-28 02:53 -0700
        Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-25 08:19 -0700
        Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-28 16:13 -0700
      Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Greg Martin <greg.at.softsprocket@dot.com> - 2015-03-25 13:42 +0000
        Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-25 17:20 -0700
          Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2015-03-26 04:16 +0000
            Re: Code for strtol/strtoul asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-03-26 00:27 -0700
              Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2015-03-26 13:44 +0000
                Re: Code for strtol/strtoul fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-03-26 07:13 -0700
                Re: Code for strtol/strtoul asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-03-26 08:30 -0700
                Re: Code for strtol/strtoul raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-03-29 15:13 +0000
            Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-28 09:47 -0700
          Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Greg Martin <greg.at.softsprocket@dot.com> - 2015-03-26 15:00 +0000
            Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-27 07:12 +1300
              Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-03-26 19:11 +0000
                Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-03-26 15:09 -0700
                Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-03-26 22:13 +0000
                Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-03-26 15:20 -0700
                Re: Code for strtol/strtoul raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-03-30 09:59 +0000
                Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-03-30 06:38 -0700
                Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-03-30 14:41 +0100
                Re: Code for strtol/strtoul raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-04-06 12:52 +0000
                Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-27 18:07 +1300
                Re: Code for strtol/strtoul raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-03-29 15:17 +0000
                Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2015-03-29 15:26 +0000
                Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-30 07:09 +1300
                Re: Code for strtol/strtoul raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-03-30 10:02 +0000
                Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-03-29 18:53 +0100
            Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-28 15:38 -0700
  Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-03-21 16:48 -0500
  Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-22 20:45 +1300
    Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Ike Naar <ike@iceland.freeshell.org> - 2015-03-23 09:40 +0000
      Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-03-23 09:46 +0000
        Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Reinhardt Behm <rbehm@hushmail.com> - 2015-03-23 18:44 +0800
        Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2015-03-23 20:29 -0500
          Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-03-24 08:12 +0000
      Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-03-23 05:27 -0500
      Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-24 07:03 +1300
        Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Ike Naar <ike@iceland.freeshell.org> - 2015-03-23 22:40 +0000
          Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-24 17:17 +1300
            Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-24 21:42 -0700
              Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-25 17:55 +1300
                Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-25 08:43 -0700
                Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-26 14:15 +1300
                Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-28 14:53 -0700
                Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-29 11:04 +1300
                Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-30 12:34 -0700
                Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-31 21:20 +1300
  Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-24 22:31 -0700
    Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-25 19:30 +1300
      Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-25 08:24 -0700
  Re: Code for strtol/strtoul jacob navia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2015-03-25 22:43 +0100
    Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-27 19:18 +1300
    Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Steve Thompson <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2015-03-27 15:02 +0000
      Re: Code for strtol/strtoul jacob navia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2015-03-27 16:10 +0100
        Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Steve Thompson <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2015-03-27 22:44 +0000
        Re: Code for strtol/strtoul raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-03-29 15:18 +0000
          Re: Code for strtol/strtoul jacob navia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2015-03-29 17:35 +0200
    Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-03-28 03:57 -0500
      Re: Code for strtol/strtoul jacob navia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2015-03-28 14:09 +0100
  Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-28 22:58 +1300
    Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-03-28 11:33 +0000
      Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-29 08:49 +1300
        Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-03-28 22:11 +0000
          Re: Code for strtol/strtoul Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-29 11:30 +1300

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