From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10ad19,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid10ad19,public X-Google-Thread: 11440e,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid11440e,public X-Google-Thread: 107a89,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid107a89,public X-Google-Thread: 1073c2,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid1073c2,public X-Google-Thread: 10a146,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid10a146,public X-Google-Thread: 101deb,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid101deb,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-06-07 04:39:18 PST Message-ID: <3B1F67D5.E5CC95F1@baesystems.com> Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 12:39:01 +0100 From: David Gillon Organization: BAE SYSTEMS Avionics (Rochester) X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (WinNT; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ruby,comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.awk,comp.lang.clarion,comp.lang.java.programmer,comp.lang.pl1,comp.lang.vrml Subject: Re: Long names are doom ? References: <9f2nks$ibd$0@dosa.alt.net> <3B177EF7.2A2470F4@facilnet.es> <9f8b7b$h0e$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9f8r0i$lu3$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9fgagu$6ae$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9fjgha$blf$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <35mqhtkdfma2rggv1htcaq6vfn2ihs67a1@4ax.com> <3B1E1452.BAFAAB7F@baesystems.com> <5u6thts9l1be5sa2v43ciefudrmof7s0ru@4ax.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NNTP-Posting-Host: rc3284.rochstr.gmav.gecm.com X-Trace: 7 Jun 2001 12:30:31 GMT, rc3284.rochstr.gmav.gecm.com Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!btnet-peer0!btnet-feed5!btnet!newreader.ukcore.bt.net!pull.gecm.com!rc3284.rochstr.gmav.gecm.com Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ruby:10445 comp.lang.ada:8298 comp.lang.awk:2841 comp.lang.clarion:21299 comp.lang.java.programmer:74364 comp.lang.pl1:840 comp.lang.vrml:3582 Date: 2001-06-07T12:39:01+01:00 List-Id: Pete Thompson wrote: > it's not up to me to write > code that also teaches a newbie programmer how the API works. That's not my > job. My job is to do my job, and to explain why and how I'm doing my job, not > teach others how to code. If a newbie programmer has to read my code, then > there are two requirements expected from him/her: know the language, and > understand the API. I don't think this is too much to ask from any new > programmers. Got to disagree with this point. I've always thought that training less experienced engineers what is good practise and what isn't was a fundamental part of my job. If you do any kind of code review then this is something you're doing implicitly, whether you're reviewer or reviewee. -- David Gillon