Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!ut-sally!utah-cs!utah-gr!umix!b-tech!zeeff 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 Article-I.D.: b-tech.2256 Posted: Sat Jul 11 00:26:06 1987 Date-Received: Mon, 13-Jul-87 04:55:21 EDT References: <598@nonvon.UUCP> Reply-To: zeeff@b-tech.UUCP (Jon Zeeff) Organization: Branch Technology Ann Arbor, MI Lines: 26 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). -- Jon Zeeff Branch Technology, Ann Arbor, MI seismo!umix!b-tech!zeeff zeeff%b-tech.uucp@umix.cc.umich.edu -- Communication begets knowledge and knowledge begets power --