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: 107a89,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid107a89,public X-Google-Thread: 11440e,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid11440e,public X-Google-Thread: 1073c2,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid1073c2,public X-Google-Thread: 101deb,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid101deb,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 10a146,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid10a146,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-06-08 11:57:11 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!cambridge1-snf1.gtei.net!news.gtei.net!bos-service1.ext.raytheon.com!bos-service2.ext.raytheon.com.POSTED!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3B212003.EDCD1219@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com> From: Wes Groleau X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.75 [en] (WinNT; U) X-Accept-Language: en,es,fr,pt 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: Commenting code References: <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> <3B1E4B93.7FB8A94D@lmtas.lmco.com> <3B1F3704.C7E0D03A@brighton.ac.uk> <3B202E17.7C728B66@brighton.ac.uk> <5sf0itoauh0fi1nvq4ll5ljmh3u4fjope1@4ax.com> <3B20E02A.FEDAC2BD@dresdner-bank.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 13:57:07 -0500 NNTP-Posting-Host: 151.168.144.162 X-Complaints-To: news@ext.ray.com X-Trace: bos-service2.ext.raytheon.com 992026630 151.168.144.162 (Fri, 08 Jun 2001 14:57:10 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 14:57:10 EDT Organization: Raytheon Company Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ruby:10512 comp.lang.ada:8447 comp.lang.awk:2929 comp.lang.clarion:21483 comp.lang.java.programmer:74874 comp.lang.pl1:933 comp.lang.vrml:3672 Date: 2001-06-08T13:57:07-05:00 List-Id: > > e.g. > > getSecondInitial > > What does the function return for people who don't have a second > initial? (FWIW: this is also an Americanism. In Europe, we don't use > anything but the first name and the family name.) What does it do for the numerous people who go by something like W. Wesley Groleau? I find it incredible the number of people who are convinced I don't know my own name. Or who think I am "uncooperative" because I won't have it legally changed to support THEIR half-baked idea of a database. Sure, it's unusual, but I am too civilized to criticize my parents for choosing it. Then there are the people who think I don't know how to SPELL my own name and the people who design forms with two square centimeters for your name and fifteen for your postal code ..... oh, well, let's stay on topic. -- Wes Groleau http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~wgroleau