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From: zeeff@b-tech.UUCP (Jon Zeeff)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: Writing readable code
Message-ID: <2256@b-tech.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 11-Jul-87 00:26:06 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jul 11 00:26:06 1987
Date-Received: Mon, 13-Jul-87 04:55:21 EDT
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Organization: Branch Technology Ann Arbor, MI
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In article <598@nonvon.UUCP> mc68020@nonvon.UUCP (mc68020) writes:
>
>   As an example, there is a small C program included in the news 2.11
>distribution, under the misc directory, named article.c.  I will not name

>    Frankly, I see two major classes of people foisting this crap off on the
>world:  those who are simply too lazy to do things correctly (probably far
>and away the largest group), and those whose arrogance causes them to 
>deliberate obfuscate.

I can see why you didn't use your real name in your article.  How 
about a class of people who were very generous in working on the news 
code at all and had a limited amount of "free" time to spend on it.  
They spent what time they had where they felt it was best used.  
Personally, I'm grateful.  Why don't *you* write better documenatation
for it (or quit using it if you don't like it).





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