Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site uwmcsd1.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!think!harvard!seismo!uwvax!uwmacc!uwmcsd1!jerry From: jerry@uwmcsd1.UUCP (Jerry Lieberthal) Newsgroups: net.lang.c Subject: Re: c programming style Message-ID: <335@uwmcsd1.UUCP> Date: Mon, 15-Jul-85 16:34:40 EDT Article-I.D.: uwmcsd1.335 Posted: Mon Jul 15 16:34:40 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 18-Jul-85 02:58:56 EDT References: <11570@brl-tgr.ARPA> Organization: U of Wi-Milwaukee, Computer Services Div Lines: 10 > The discussion of programming style reminds me of TV's endless commercials > telling me "Pepsi tastes better", "the new Coke tastes better", etc. Next > we'll have "taste tests" in which people will be asked to choose between > i++ and i+1. The tests will show that 55% choose i++, and someone will try > to tell me that I should use i++ just because "most people prefer it". > Bull! I know what tastes better to me, and I don't need someone else to > tell me! But, then you will have "new programming style", and, "Classic programming style." Maybe that way everyone will be be happy (if that's possible!).