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From: mauney@ncsu.UUCP (Jon Mauney)
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Subject: Re: What I miss... (really C, Ada, religion)
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Date: Fri, 4-Oct-85 09:44:53 EDT
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Speaking of religion:
 > From: brooks@lll-crg.UUCP (Eugene D. Brooks III)
 > REAL programmers don't need subscript checking, they write lint free code
 > automatically.

He's right, you know.  But for those of us who are imperfect sinners and
cannot write inspired code, there is yet hope.  As you know, G*d wants us
to build the StarWars(tm) system to defend H*m and H*s People from the 
G*dless Communists.  H*s power can help you.  Put your hands on your
terminal (feel the power) and tell your code "Heal Thyself," and
if you truly believe, then all your bugs will be cured, and then you
won't need subscript checking, strong typing, structured programming, or
any of the other crutches of your wretched, heathen existence.
It's about as likely as what Brooks suggests.

(Speaking of automatically, has anyone really tried automatic writing?
You know, go into a trance and let the spirit world write code for you?)
-- 
Jon Mauney,    mcnc!ncsu!mauney         North Carolina State University

"Don't send your money to the Lord, don't send your money to the church
of your choice ... send your money to ME!"