Skip to content
  • Categories
  • Recent
  • Tags
  • Popular
  • World
  • Users
  • Groups
Skins
  • Light
  • Cerulean
  • Cosmo
  • Flatly
  • Journal
  • Litera
  • Lumen
  • Lux
  • Materia
  • Minty
  • Morph
  • Pulse
  • Sandstone
  • Simplex
  • Sketchy
  • Spacelab
  • United
  • Yeti
  • Zephyr
  • Dark
  • Cyborg
  • Darkly
  • Quartz
  • Slate
  • Solar
  • Superhero
  • Vapor

  • Default (No Skin)
  • No Skin
Collapse
Code Project
  1. Home
  2. The Lounge
  3. Code like a girl

Code like a girl

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved The Lounge
htmlcomjsonquestion
51 Posts 27 Posters 3 Views 1 Watching
  • Oldest to Newest
  • Newest to Oldest
  • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • R R Giskard Reventlov

    I must be nothing more than a big-bosomed, white-bloused, skirt-wearing girlie cos I've always ensured that my code looked as good as it worked and yet everyone tells me I'm nothing more or less than an unreconstituted neanderthal. Go figure. :laugh: Seriously though, I was always taught that code that is well written should look as good as it works so as to be readable. Try reading a novel where the text has no real structure or design and is spread, willy-nilly, all over the page. This isn't about being a girlie, its about being a good programmer. www.merrens.com
    www.bkmrx.com You can ignore relatives but the neighbours live next door

    P Offline
    P Offline
    Paul Watson
    wrote on last edited by
    #9

    digital man wrote:

    and yet everyone tells me I'm nothing more or less than an unreconstituted neanderthal.

    It is the inner woman that counts, digital man. ;)

    digital man wrote:

    Try reading a novel where the text has no real structure or design and is spread, willy-nilly, all over the page.

    Sounds like poetry. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry! K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

    adapted from toxcct:

    while (!enough)
    sprintf 0 || 1
    do

    -- modified at 6:54 Friday 31st March, 2006

    1 Reply Last reply
    0
    • P Paul Watson

      Do engineers and programmers care about concepts like beauty and elegance? Should they? "As for spending too much time on making the code look right down to the last indentation - my code has been called “girl code”"

      Creating Passionate Users: Code like a girl[^] I certainly do this with HTML where I go to great lengths to make the code* look good. What about you? * One smart comment about HTML not being code and I'll brand you a metrosexual for the rest of your queer days, kapiche? regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry! K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

      adapted from toxcct:

      while (!enough)
      sprintf 0 || 1
      do

      -- modified at 5:03 Tuesday 4th April, 2006

      V Offline
      V Offline
      Vikram A Punathambekar
      wrote on last edited by
      #10

      Going by what the pics say, I do write girl code. And I'm proud of it. > As for spending too much time on making the > code look right down to the last indentation Fits me to a T. Cheers, Vikram.


      I don't know and you don't either. Militant Agnostic

      1 Reply Last reply
      0
      • P Paul Watson

        It has a certain sexiness with the uppercase, repeated *((PULONG and -> bits. I have always liked that in C++, the -> instead of the C# style period. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry! K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

        adapted from toxcct:

        while (!enough)
        sprintf 0 || 1
        do

        V Offline
        V Offline
        Vikram A Punathambekar
        wrote on last edited by
        #11

        Paul Watson wrote:

        PULONG

        Yeah, it caught my eye too. :-D Cheers, Vikram.


        I don't know and you don't either. Militant Agnostic

        1 Reply Last reply
        0
        • P Paul Watson

          Do engineers and programmers care about concepts like beauty and elegance? Should they? "As for spending too much time on making the code look right down to the last indentation - my code has been called “girl code”"

          Creating Passionate Users: Code like a girl[^] I certainly do this with HTML where I go to great lengths to make the code* look good. What about you? * One smart comment about HTML not being code and I'll brand you a metrosexual for the rest of your queer days, kapiche? regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry! K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

          adapted from toxcct:

          while (!enough)
          sprintf 0 || 1
          do

          -- modified at 5:03 Tuesday 4th April, 2006

          V Offline
          V Offline
          V 0
          wrote on last edited by
          #12

          girl code is when you use little circles or hearts to dot the i :laugh: Coulda, woulda, shoulda doesn't matter if you don't.

          P L 2 Replies Last reply
          0
          • P Paul Watson

            Do engineers and programmers care about concepts like beauty and elegance? Should they? "As for spending too much time on making the code look right down to the last indentation - my code has been called “girl code”"

            Creating Passionate Users: Code like a girl[^] I certainly do this with HTML where I go to great lengths to make the code* look good. What about you? * One smart comment about HTML not being code and I'll brand you a metrosexual for the rest of your queer days, kapiche? regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry! K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

            adapted from toxcct:

            while (!enough)
            sprintf 0 || 1
            do

            -- modified at 5:03 Tuesday 4th April, 2006

            P Offline
            P Offline
            ProffK
            wrote on last edited by
            #13

            One of my lecturers (whom I alsways suspected of being very gay) emphasised indentation as poetry. Although I think sexual orientation has nothing to do with it, except being like a girl, I do believe ones code should look nice, besides being readible. I used to get high on life until I realized that life was cut with morons - Unknown

            P 1 Reply Last reply
            0
            • V V 0

              girl code is when you use little circles or hearts to dot the i :laugh: Coulda, woulda, shoulda doesn't matter if you don't.

              P Offline
              P Offline
              Paul Watson
              wrote on last edited by
              #14

              You aren't making fun of my IDE, are you? [^] :cross girl-coder look: Reminds me of the Aerosmith song[^]. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry! K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

              adapted from toxcct:

              while (!enough)
              sprintf 0 || 1
              do

              V V M G 4 Replies Last reply
              0
              • P ProffK

                One of my lecturers (whom I alsways suspected of being very gay) emphasised indentation as poetry. Although I think sexual orientation has nothing to do with it, except being like a girl, I do believe ones code should look nice, besides being readible. I used to get high on life until I realized that life was cut with morons - Unknown

                P Offline
                P Offline
                Paul Watson
                wrote on last edited by
                #15

                ProffK wrote:

                being very gay

                Is that different from just being gay? I never did get that saying. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry! K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

                adapted from toxcct:

                while (!enough)
                sprintf 0 || 1
                do

                P J 2 Replies Last reply
                0
                • P Paul Watson

                  You aren't making fun of my IDE, are you? [^] :cross girl-coder look: Reminds me of the Aerosmith song[^]. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry! K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

                  adapted from toxcct:

                  while (!enough)
                  sprintf 0 || 1
                  do

                  V Offline
                  V Offline
                  V 0
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #16

                  Paul Watson wrote:

                  Reminds me of the Aerosmith song[^].

                  I know the song, I like it ;P. Coulda, woulda, shoulda doesn't matter if you don't.

                  1 Reply Last reply
                  0
                  • P Paul Watson

                    It has a certain sexiness with the uppercase, repeated *((PULONG and -> bits. I have always liked that in C++, the -> instead of the C# style period. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry! K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

                    adapted from toxcct:

                    while (!enough)
                    sprintf 0 || 1
                    do

                    L Offline
                    L Offline
                    Lost User
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #17

                    PULONG is a DDK type. And of course this is C, coming from a driver. So, lots of nice meaty casting! (Actually, its part of a DHCP server I am working on, that resides in the driver) Nunc est bibendum

                    1 Reply Last reply
                    0
                    • P Paul Watson

                      ProffK wrote:

                      being very gay

                      Is that different from just being gay? I never did get that saying. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry! K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

                      adapted from toxcct:

                      while (!enough)
                      sprintf 0 || 1
                      do

                      P Offline
                      P Offline
                      ProffK
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #18

                      Paul Watson wrote:

                      ProffK wrote: being very gay Is that different from just being gay? I never did get that saying.

                      Yes, with someone who is 'just gay' it isn't as glaringly noticeable as it is with a screaming queen. I used to get high on life until I realized that life was cut with morons - Unknown

                      1 Reply Last reply
                      0
                      • P Paul Watson

                        Do engineers and programmers care about concepts like beauty and elegance? Should they? "As for spending too much time on making the code look right down to the last indentation - my code has been called “girl code”"

                        Creating Passionate Users: Code like a girl[^] I certainly do this with HTML where I go to great lengths to make the code* look good. What about you? * One smart comment about HTML not being code and I'll brand you a metrosexual for the rest of your queer days, kapiche? regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry! K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

                        adapted from toxcct:

                        while (!enough)
                        sprintf 0 || 1
                        do

                        -- modified at 5:03 Tuesday 4th April, 2006

                        H Offline
                        H Offline
                        HalfWayMan
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #19

                        I find that well written code often does look aesthetically pleasing, however obviously some effort should be put into readability. I always try to ensure that my code does "look" good, atleast to my eyes: for (int iOperand = 0; iOperand < 3; iOperand++) {         if (pToken->iToken == TOK_IDENTIFIER          || pToken->iToken == TOK_OBRACKET          || pToken->iToken == TOK_INTEGER          || g_aTokens[pToken->iToken].m_iClass == TOKEN_REGISTER)         {                 pInstruction->apOperands[iOperand] = Parse_HandleOperand (pInstruction->iOpcode, &pToken);                 if (!pInstruction->apOperands[iOperand])                         return NULL;                 ++pInstruction->iNumOperands;         }         else                 break; } Just as an aside; I have never met a female programmer before...

                        V 1 Reply Last reply
                        0
                        • P Paul Watson

                          You aren't making fun of my IDE, are you? [^] :cross girl-coder look: Reminds me of the Aerosmith song[^]. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry! K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

                          adapted from toxcct:

                          while (!enough)
                          sprintf 0 || 1
                          do

                          V Offline
                          V Offline
                          Vikram A Punathambekar
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #20

                          Paul Watson wrote:

                          You aren't making fun of my IDE, are you?

                          X| X| X| Is that really what your IDE looks like or did you use some image processing s/w to do that? Cheers, Vikram.


                          I don't know and you don't either. Militant Agnostic

                          P 1 Reply Last reply
                          0
                          • H HalfWayMan

                            I find that well written code often does look aesthetically pleasing, however obviously some effort should be put into readability. I always try to ensure that my code does "look" good, atleast to my eyes: for (int iOperand = 0; iOperand < 3; iOperand++) {         if (pToken->iToken == TOK_IDENTIFIER          || pToken->iToken == TOK_OBRACKET          || pToken->iToken == TOK_INTEGER          || g_aTokens[pToken->iToken].m_iClass == TOKEN_REGISTER)         {                 pInstruction->apOperands[iOperand] = Parse_HandleOperand (pInstruction->iOpcode, &pToken);                 if (!pInstruction->apOperands[iOperand])                         return NULL;                 ++pInstruction->iNumOperands;         }         else                 break; } Just as an aside; I have never met a female programmer before...

                            V Offline
                            V Offline
                            Vikram A Punathambekar
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #21

                            I like your coding style and follow something almost identical, except * If I have to break the condition in an if clause, I don't indent the next line by a single space, I use a 4-character tab to indent it. * I enclose single-statement if and else blocks with braces. * Since I largely do C#, I don't use Hungarian. Cheers, Vikram.


                            I don't know and you don't either. Militant Agnostic

                            V 1 Reply Last reply
                            0
                            • V Vikram A Punathambekar

                              Paul Watson wrote:

                              You aren't making fun of my IDE, are you?

                              X| X| X| Is that really what your IDE looks like or did you use some image processing s/w to do that? Cheers, Vikram.


                              I don't know and you don't either. Militant Agnostic

                              P Offline
                              P Offline
                              Paul Watson
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #22

                              It is my Windows XP theme. :) regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry! K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

                              adapted from toxcct:

                              while (!enough)
                              sprintf 0 || 1
                              do

                              1 Reply Last reply
                              0
                              • P Paul Watson

                                ProffK wrote:

                                being very gay

                                Is that different from just being gay? I never did get that saying. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry! K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

                                adapted from toxcct:

                                while (!enough)
                                sprintf 0 || 1
                                do

                                J Offline
                                J Offline
                                Jack Puppy
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #23

                                Gay Very Gay Montreal great Guy Lafleur, quoted by CBC on being mugged while vacationing recently in Buenos Aires: "I didn't have any time to react before I got a sucker-punch in the eye. It was like one of the players from the Bruins."

                                R 1 Reply Last reply
                                0
                                • P Paul Watson

                                  Do engineers and programmers care about concepts like beauty and elegance? Should they? "As for spending too much time on making the code look right down to the last indentation - my code has been called “girl code”"

                                  Creating Passionate Users: Code like a girl[^] I certainly do this with HTML where I go to great lengths to make the code* look good. What about you? * One smart comment about HTML not being code and I'll brand you a metrosexual for the rest of your queer days, kapiche? regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry! K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

                                  adapted from toxcct:

                                  while (!enough)
                                  sprintf 0 || 1
                                  do

                                  -- modified at 5:03 Tuesday 4th April, 2006

                                  S Offline
                                  S Offline
                                  Stuart Dootson
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #24

                                  a) Yes, it's not difficult, given the tools we have these days b) If there's any conflict, I prefer to perfect my code's inner beauty. ;P

                                  1 Reply Last reply
                                  0
                                  • J Jack Puppy

                                    Gay Very Gay Montreal great Guy Lafleur, quoted by CBC on being mugged while vacationing recently in Buenos Aires: "I didn't have any time to react before I got a sucker-punch in the eye. It was like one of the players from the Bruins."

                                    R Offline
                                    R Offline
                                    R Giskard Reventlov
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #25

                                    Jack Puppy wrote:

                                    Very Gay

                                    Steady: if he were still alive he'd sue your arse off. ;) www.merrens.com
                                    www.bkmrx.com You can ignore relatives but the neighbours live next door

                                    G L 2 Replies Last reply
                                    0
                                    • P Paul Watson

                                      It has a certain sexiness with the uppercase, repeated *((PULONG and -> bits. I have always liked that in C++, the -> instead of the C# style period. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry! K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

                                      adapted from toxcct:

                                      while (!enough)
                                      sprintf 0 || 1
                                      do

                                      N Offline
                                      N Offline
                                      NormDroid
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #26

                                      Paul Watson wrote:

                                      I have always liked that in C++, the -> instead of the C# style period

                                      How I long to use -> again. Blogless

                                      J 1 Reply Last reply
                                      0
                                      • V Vikram A Punathambekar

                                        I like your coding style and follow something almost identical, except * If I have to break the condition in an if clause, I don't indent the next line by a single space, I use a 4-character tab to indent it. * I enclose single-statement if and else blocks with braces. * Since I largely do C#, I don't use Hungarian. Cheers, Vikram.


                                        I don't know and you don't either. Militant Agnostic

                                        V Offline
                                        V Offline
                                        V 0
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #27

                                        Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:

                                        I enclose single-statement if and else blocks with braces

                                        me too, it's very, very confusing when other programmers don't do that ... (in my opinion anyway) Coulda, woulda, shoulda doesn't matter if you don't.

                                        1 Reply Last reply
                                        0
                                        • N NormDroid

                                          Paul Watson wrote:

                                          I have always liked that in C++, the -> instead of the C# style period

                                          How I long to use -> again. Blogless

                                          J Offline
                                          J Offline
                                          Jorgen Sigvardsson
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #28

                                          CLI/C++? :)

                                          N 1 Reply Last reply
                                          0
                                          Reply
                                          • Reply as topic
                                          Log in to reply
                                          • Oldest to Newest
                                          • Newest to Oldest
                                          • Most Votes


                                          • Login

                                          • Don't have an account? Register

                                          • Login or register to search.
                                          • First post
                                            Last post
                                          0
                                          • Categories
                                          • Recent
                                          • Tags
                                          • Popular
                                          • World
                                          • Users
                                          • Groups