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=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00 autolearn=no 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: 1073c2,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid1073c2,public X-Google-Thread: 11440e,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid11440e,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-Thread: 107a89,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid107a89,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-06-06 07:36:09 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!news.maxwell.syr.edu!isdnet!psinet-france!psiuk-f4!psiuk-p4!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" 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 ? Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 10:12:19 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9fldo5$2lf$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: <3B1411D0.3AAF42E7@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com> <9f2nks$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> <7ciqhtk6595rgr8qsc92d793ubl1l47saj@4ax.com> <3B1E33AF.CB1AB79D@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 136.170.200.133 X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 991836741 2735 136.170.200.133 (6 Jun 2001 14:12:21 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 6 Jun 2001 14:12:21 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ruby:10426 comp.lang.ada:8230 comp.lang.awk:2820 comp.lang.clarion:21218 comp.lang.java.programmer:74079 comp.lang.pl1:813 comp.lang.vrml:3555 Date: 2001-06-06T14:12:21+00:00 List-Id: Mostly because with C, the compiler takes the attitude of "I don't care if it wrong - I'll close my eyes, ignore it, generate code anyway and you can go find the problem with the debugger!" :-) MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling the digital revolution e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com Web: http://www.mcondic.com/ "Wes Groleau" wrote in message news:3B1E33AF.CB1AB79D@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com... > > > exaggerate slightly, but, in PostScript for example, almost any string > > of characters you get from a monkey on a typewriter can be fed > > successfully to a PS parser. Achieving your terseness at that expense > > is not wise. > > Change Postscript to C and it's less of an exaggeration. > > -- > Wes Groleau > http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~wgroleau