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From: als@tusc.com.au (Anthony Shipman)
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Subject: Re: Should internet support software be written in Ada?
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In <3kaksj$iur@isnews.calpoly.edu> wbrooks@hertz.elee.calpoly.edu (Bill Brooks) writes:

>In the rich tradition of discussing good software engineering practices in
>c.l.a(regardless of language) I'll ask: is this good coding style?
>Keep in mind that this code was written under the auspices of one of
>the top 5 schools in CS in the United States.

I've noticed that academics seem to write terrible code (from a software
engineering point of view), compared with professionals who do it for a
living.

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Anthony Shipman                 "You've got to be taught before it's too late,
TUSC Computer Systems Pty Ltd    Before you are six or seven or eight,
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