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  • K KarstenK

    the compiler is the best friend of the programmer :rolleyes:

    Press F1 for help or google it. Greetings from Germany

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    OriginalGriff
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    Nah ... the compiler is a mate (a good mate, but not besties) - the debugger is his best friend!

    "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

    "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
    "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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      Here is what s programmer who often speaks bad or broken English would type when programming. The code he would add is something like:

      var mike
      If (mike =jerk) Than
      mike=0
      end
      var less_then
      if (joe = less_then ) than
      joe=100
      end
      joe.status = definately

      Then the log reads:

      Compiler error: Unknown keyword "Than"
      Compiler error: Illegal variable name "less_then"
      Compiler error: Illegal grammar "definately"

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      GuyThiebaut
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      Member 3983331 wrote:

      If (mike =jerk)

      In many popular programming languages that if statement will always resolve as true and you will be mutating mike to be a jerk. So in effect, generalising for many popular programming languages, mike is always a jerk based on the code above.

      “That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”

      ― Christopher Hitchens

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        Here is what s programmer who often speaks bad or broken English would type when programming. The code he would add is something like:

        var mike
        If (mike =jerk) Than
        mike=0
        end
        var less_then
        if (joe = less_then ) than
        joe=100
        end
        joe.status = definately

        Then the log reads:

        Compiler error: Unknown keyword "Than"
        Compiler error: Illegal variable name "less_then"
        Compiler error: Illegal grammar "definately"

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        Chris Maunder
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        Is this a commentary against IDEs not picking up the mistakes before compilation? Or about developers who simply don't have the skills to code being offered jobs, without adequate on the job training, making life hard for others in the team? Or are you simply bashing the 80% of the Earth's population that don't speak English?

        cheers Chris Maunder

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        • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

          Nah ... the compiler is a mate (a good mate, but not besties) - the debugger is his best friend!

          "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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          PIEBALDconsult
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          Pfft, no. The debugger is more like a programmer's mother-in-law.

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          • C Chris Maunder

            Is this a commentary against IDEs not picking up the mistakes before compilation? Or about developers who simply don't have the skills to code being offered jobs, without adequate on the job training, making life hard for others in the team? Or are you simply bashing the 80% of the Earth's population that don't speak English?

            cheers Chris Maunder

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            PIEBALDconsult
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            It just seems trollish to me.

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            • C Chris Maunder

              Is this a commentary against IDEs not picking up the mistakes before compilation? Or about developers who simply don't have the skills to code being offered jobs, without adequate on the job training, making life hard for others in the team? Or are you simply bashing the 80% of the Earth's population that don't speak English?

              cheers Chris Maunder

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              Richard Andrew x64
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              I think he's bashing the people who do speak English, but never paid attention in school.

              The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.

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              • G GuyThiebaut

                Member 3983331 wrote:

                If (mike =jerk)

                In many popular programming languages that if statement will always resolve as true and you will be mutating mike to be a jerk. So in effect, generalising for many popular programming languages, mike is always a jerk based on the code above.

                “That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”

                ― Christopher Hitchens

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                David ONeil
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                GuyThiebaut wrote:

                ...mike is always a jerk based on the code above.

                Still better than mike = Karen; :rolleyes: (No offense meant to those Karen's who haven't appeared on the numerous YouTube vids now prelevant.)

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                • C Chris Maunder

                  Is this a commentary against IDEs not picking up the mistakes before compilation? Or about developers who simply don't have the skills to code being offered jobs, without adequate on the job training, making life hard for others in the team? Or are you simply bashing the 80% of the Earth's population that don't speak English?

                  cheers Chris Maunder

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                  Lost User
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                  It might be a rant typed into an interpreter after a bad day at the office.

                  It was only in wine that he laid down no limit for himself, but he did not allow himself to be confused by it. ― Confucian Analects: Rules of Confucius about his food

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                  • C Chris Maunder

                    Is this a commentary against IDEs not picking up the mistakes before compilation? Or about developers who simply don't have the skills to code being offered jobs, without adequate on the job training, making life hard for others in the team? Or are you simply bashing the 80% of the Earth's population that don't speak English?

                    cheers Chris Maunder

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                    Jon McKee
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                    I'm gonna guess a spoonful of #3 with a drizzle of #2 to really bring out the flavor.

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                    • D David ONeil

                      GuyThiebaut wrote:

                      ...mike is always a jerk based on the code above.

                      Still better than mike = Karen; :rolleyes: (No offense meant to those Karen's who haven't appeared on the numerous YouTube vids now prelevant.)

                      The forgotten roots of science | C++ Programming | DWinLib

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                      GuyThiebaut
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                      I am so tempted to make a comment on that, but given the current climate, anything I said would get me into trouble...

                      “That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”

                      ― Christopher Hitchens

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                        Um. I don't really get your point. Yes, that's rubbish code. No, it won't compile in any sensible language. Even English. But quite why you posted it here I have no idea.

                        "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                        ZurdoDev
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                        OriginalGriff wrote:

                        . I don't really get your point.

                        Don't you speak in your mind when writing code? If this happens then do this, but you type out c#. If your English was not very good, you're c# would also not compile.

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                        • U User 3980377

                          Here is what s programmer who often speaks bad or broken English would type when programming. The code he would add is something like:

                          var mike
                          If (mike =jerk) Than
                          mike=0
                          end
                          var less_then
                          if (joe = less_then ) than
                          joe=100
                          end
                          joe.status = definately

                          Then the log reads:

                          Compiler error: Unknown keyword "Than"
                          Compiler error: Illegal variable name "less_then"
                          Compiler error: Illegal grammar "definately"

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                          ZurdoDev
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                          I understood what you are saying. :thumbsup:

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                          • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                            Um. I don't really get your point. Yes, that's rubbish code. No, it won't compile in any sensible language. Even English. But quite why you posted it here I have no idea.

                            "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                            W Balboos GHB
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                            I think the whole point was to get to the (highlighted) punch line: Compiler error: Unknown keyword "Than" Compiler error: Illegal variable name "less_then" Compiler error: Illegal grammar "definately" To give whomever it is a break, I'd say it must have seemed funnier when he/she thought of it when it actually turned out.

                            Ravings en masse^

                            "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

                            "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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                              I think the whole point was to get to the (highlighted) punch line: Compiler error: Unknown keyword "Than" Compiler error: Illegal variable name "less_then" Compiler error: Illegal grammar "definately" To give whomever it is a break, I'd say it must have seemed funnier when he/she thought of it when it actually turned out.

                              Ravings en masse^

                              "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

                              "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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                              OriginalGriff
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                              "If you have to explain a joke, it isn't funny". :-D

                              "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

                              "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                              "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                              • P PIEBALDconsult

                                Maybe take it to "Weird and Wonderful" ? It does point out why computer languages should not be based on natural language.

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                                littleGreenDude
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                                Better yet... Start a "Weird and Not So Wonderful"

                                Remember, no matter where you go... there you are.

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                                • G GuyThiebaut

                                  I am so tempted to make a comment on that, but given the current climate, anything I said would get me into trouble...

                                  “That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”

                                  ― Christopher Hitchens

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                                  David ONeil
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                                  "There be sharks in them waters!" :laugh:

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                                  • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                                    Um. I don't really get your point. Yes, that's rubbish code. No, it won't compile in any sensible language. Even English. But quite why you posted it here I have no idea.

                                    "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                                    dandy72
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                                    Exactly. If the compiler catches it all, then why is it even a problem to be discussed? If it doesn't compile, it shouldn't be checked in. Which means I'll never get to see your broken code. (well, not any code that breaks any syntax rule...)

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                                    • Z ZurdoDev

                                      OriginalGriff wrote:

                                      . I don't really get your point.

                                      Don't you speak in your mind when writing code? If this happens then do this, but you type out c#. If your English was not very good, you're c# would also not compile.

                                      Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other. Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it. Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.

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                                      Stefan_Lang
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                                      ZurdoDev wrote:

                                      you're c#

                                      Compiler error. Illegal grammar: you're :cool:

                                      GOTOs are a bit like wire coat hangers: they tend to breed in the darkness, such that where there once were few, eventually there are many, and the program's architecture collapses beneath them. (Fran Poretto)

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                                        ZurdoDev wrote:

                                        you're c#

                                        Compiler error. Illegal grammar: you're :cool:

                                        GOTOs are a bit like wire coat hangers: they tend to breed in the darkness, such that where there once were few, eventually there are many, and the program's architecture collapses beneath them. (Fran Poretto)

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                                        ZurdoDev
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                                        Busted. :-O

                                        Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other. Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it. Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.

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