Comments on: Software Archeology http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2009/11/10/oftware-archeology/ The blog of John D. Cook Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:46:34 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Daniel Lemire http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2009/11/10/oftware-archeology/comment-page-1/#comment-27629 Daniel Lemire Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:42:22 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=3691#comment-27629 @White 10 What do you 20 goto 50 30 bad? 40 goto 10 50 mean 60 gotos are 70 goto 30 @White

10 What do you

20 goto 50

30 bad?

40 goto 10

50 mean

60 gotos are

70 goto 30

]]> By: John http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2009/11/10/oftware-archeology/comment-page-1/#comment-27628 John Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:39:24 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=3691#comment-27628 Yes, the source is unreadable. Ward Cunningham's suggestion is to use a font that is too small to read so that you're forced to look at the shape of the code layout rather than the syntax. I agree that gotos are generally bad practice. I chose the machine-generated C not because it's good code but because it had a shape that contrasts with the hand-written C++ code. Yes, the source is unreadable. Ward Cunningham’s suggestion is to use a font that is too small to read so that you’re forced to look at the shape of the code layout rather than the syntax.

I agree that gotos are generally bad practice. I chose the machine-generated C not because it’s good code but because it had a shape that contrasts with the hand-written C++ code.

]]> By: John White http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2009/11/10/oftware-archeology/comment-page-1/#comment-27623 John White Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:35:51 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=3691#comment-27623 You show a program that does not have a high enough resolution to read. The fact that you even put a program with several goto comments shows a lack of programming knowledge. Any good programmer knows that using goto statements can lead to unexpedicted results. Program control should be left to loops, continue, break, and switch. You show a program that does not have a high enough resolution to read. The fact that you even put a program with several goto comments shows a lack of programming knowledge. Any good programmer knows that using goto statements can lead to unexpedicted results. Program control should be left to loops, continue, break, and switch.

]]> By: Jon Skinner http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2009/11/10/oftware-archeology/comment-page-1/#comment-27191 Jon Skinner Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:42:26 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=3691#comment-27191 Another option is to use a text editor that does this directly: for example, Sublime Text (http://www.sublimetext.com/), has a minimap view designed for just this. There are some other alternatives too, such as an emacs plugin (http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/MiniMap) and the contour view in DrScheme. Another option is to use a text editor that does this directly: for example, Sublime Text (http://www.sublimetext.com/), has a minimap view designed for just this. There are some other alternatives too, such as an emacs plugin (http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/MiniMap) and the contour view in DrScheme.

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]]> By: Daniel Lemire http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2009/11/10/oftware-archeology/comment-page-1/#comment-27174 Daniel Lemire Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:38:40 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=3691#comment-27174 Gotos, C++, Fortran, really small fonts... you are going to give me nightmares. ;-) Gotos, C++, Fortran, really small fonts… you are going to give me nightmares.

;-)

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