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  • P Prakash Nadar

    The code untimately goes into mobile phones, so saving 3 bytes is a big deal.


    -prakash

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    David Wulf would know but I think modern phones have about 8MB of flash, old ones maybe 256KB-1MB. Elaine :rose: The tigress is here :-D

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    • P Prakash Nadar

      I was code reviewing one of my team members code change. This is how it was, void foo(...) { int abc = 0; . . . if(somecondition) { functioncall(...,abc); } else { abc = 1; functioncall(...,abc); } } the param takes either 0 or 1. what happend to boolean?!? why cant true or false be passed directly to the function? Have you guys ever experienced such absurd codeing from a 5 year experienced guy?


      -prakash -- modified at 5:16 Saturday 15th October, 2005

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      Mr.Prakash wrote:

      why cant true or false be passed directly to the function?

      Careful what you suggest. You'll end up getting code like this:

      if (somecondition)
      functioncall(true);
      else
      functioncall(false);

      Mr.Prakash wrote:

      a 5 year experienced guy?

      In what, VB? Marc My website Traceract Understanding Simple Data Binding Diary Of A CEO - Preface

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        Mr.Prakash wrote:

        why cant true or false be passed directly to the function?

        Careful what you suggest. You'll end up getting code like this:

        if (somecondition)
        functioncall(true);
        else
        functioncall(false);

        Mr.Prakash wrote:

        a 5 year experienced guy?

        In what, VB? Marc My website Traceract Understanding Simple Data Binding Diary Of A CEO - Preface

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        Prakash Nadar
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        Marc Clifton wrote:

        In what, VB?

        C/C++ :sigh:


        -prakash

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        • M Marc Clifton

          Mr.Prakash wrote:

          why cant true or false be passed directly to the function?

          Careful what you suggest. You'll end up getting code like this:

          if (somecondition)
          functioncall(true);
          else
          functioncall(false);

          Mr.Prakash wrote:

          a 5 year experienced guy?

          In what, VB? Marc My website Traceract Understanding Simple Data Binding Diary Of A CEO - Preface

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          Marc Clifton wrote:

          Careful what you suggest. You'll end up getting code like this: if (somecondition) functioncall(true);else functioncall(false);

          What is wrong in this? or are you sarcastic? w.r.t design of the software, passing true/false was the better way of doing it and He (dev) accepted it and he said that I am a good reviewer.:doh:


          -prakash

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          • P Prakash Nadar

            Marc Clifton wrote:

            Careful what you suggest. You'll end up getting code like this: if (somecondition) functioncall(true);else functioncall(false);

            What is wrong in this? or are you sarcastic? w.r.t design of the software, passing true/false was the better way of doing it and He (dev) accepted it and he said that I am a good reviewer.:doh:


            -prakash

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            Mr.Prakash wrote:

            What is wrong in this? or are you sarcastic?

            Yes, I was being sarcastic. Because if you're writing:

            if (somecondition) functioncall(true);else functioncall(false);

            you might as well write:

            functioncall(somecondition);

            right? Marc My website Traceract Understanding Simple Data Binding Diary Of A CEO - Preface

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              Mr.Prakash wrote:

              What is wrong in this? or are you sarcastic?

              Yes, I was being sarcastic. Because if you're writing:

              if (somecondition) functioncall(true);else functioncall(false);

              you might as well write:

              functioncall(somecondition);

              right? Marc My website Traceract Understanding Simple Data Binding Diary Of A CEO - Preface

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              Prakash Nadar
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              Marc Clifton wrote:

              you might as well write: functioncall(somecondition);

              I had thought of this, but it is not always the preferred way of doing it, In this case the condition was quite complex and so using the if case was better way of doing it for readablity. plus there were other statements in if & else block. :)


              -prakash

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              • V Vikram A Punathambekar

                Mr.Prakash wrote:

                Have you guys ever experienced such absurd codeing from a 5 year experienced guy?

                In my limited corporate experience, No. :^) BTW, the if brace is not matched. Cheers, Vikram.


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                Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:

                BTW, the if brace is not matched.

                Is it? Looks matched to me??? Nunc est bibendum

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                • P Prakash Nadar

                  I was code reviewing one of my team members code change. This is how it was, void foo(...) { int abc = 0; . . . if(somecondition) { functioncall(...,abc); } else { abc = 1; functioncall(...,abc); } } the param takes either 0 or 1. what happend to boolean?!? why cant true or false be passed directly to the function? Have you guys ever experienced such absurd codeing from a 5 year experienced guy?


                  -prakash -- modified at 5:16 Saturday 15th October, 2005

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                  Mr.Prakash wrote:

                  void foo(...){ int abc = 0; . . . if(somecondition) { functioncall(...,abc); } else { abc = 1; functioncall(...,abc); }}

                  Or how about: void foo(...) { . . . if(somecondition) { functioncall(..., 0); } else { functioncall(..., 1); } } or: void foo(...) { . . . functioncall(..., !somecondition); } or use the ?: operator. Mind you, I can write perfectly good crap when I'm in the mood, like: if(somevalue = TRUE) dosomething(); But then we use the PREFAST DDK compiler to catch this. It is interesting though, in this world of auto checking compilers etc how a code review can pull out a load of bugs and innefficiencies. Nunc est bibendum

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                    Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:

                    BTW, the if brace is not matched.

                    Is it? Looks matched to me??? Nunc est bibendum

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                    Vikram A Punathambekar
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                    It was not. He edited it. Now it is. :) Cheers, Vikram.


                    http://www.geocities.com/vpunathambekar

                    Google talk: binarybandit

                    After all is said and done, much is said and little is done.

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                    • V Vikram A Punathambekar

                      It was not. He edited it. Now it is. :) Cheers, Vikram.


                      http://www.geocities.com/vpunathambekar

                      Google talk: binarybandit

                      After all is said and done, much is said and little is done.

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                      Ahah, that explains it. :) Nunc est bibendum

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                      • M Marc Clifton

                        Mr.Prakash wrote:

                        What is wrong in this? or are you sarcastic?

                        Yes, I was being sarcastic. Because if you're writing:

                        if (somecondition) functioncall(true);else functioncall(false);

                        you might as well write:

                        functioncall(somecondition);

                        right? Marc My website Traceract Understanding Simple Data Binding Diary Of A CEO - Preface

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                        I love that one. Each time I see something like

                        Marc Clifton wrote:

                        if (somecondition) functioncall(true);else functioncall(false);

                        or the variation

                        if(condition)
                        return true;
                        else
                        return false;

                        instead of

                        return condition;

                        I am split between laughters and tears :sigh:


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                        • P Prakash Nadar

                          I was code reviewing one of my team members code change. This is how it was, void foo(...) { int abc = 0; . . . if(somecondition) { functioncall(...,abc); } else { abc = 1; functioncall(...,abc); } } the param takes either 0 or 1. what happend to boolean?!? why cant true or false be passed directly to the function? Have you guys ever experienced such absurd codeing from a 5 year experienced guy?


                          -prakash -- modified at 5:16 Saturday 15th October, 2005

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                          If the code is supposed to be portable and compile with any C compiler(note not C++), then the 5 year guy isn't as dumb as you think. Bool does not exist in ANSI C.

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                          • P Prakash Nadar

                            I was code reviewing one of my team members code change. This is how it was, void foo(...) { int abc = 0; . . . if(somecondition) { functioncall(...,abc); } else { abc = 1; functioncall(...,abc); } } the param takes either 0 or 1. what happend to boolean?!? why cant true or false be passed directly to the function? Have you guys ever experienced such absurd codeing from a 5 year experienced guy?


                            -prakash -- modified at 5:16 Saturday 15th October, 2005

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                            Why were you voted down for this one? Anyone care to explain?

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                              Mr.Prakash wrote:

                              void foo(...){ int abc = 0; . . . if(somecondition) { functioncall(...,abc); } else { abc = 1; functioncall(...,abc); }}

                              Or how about: void foo(...) { . . . if(somecondition) { functioncall(..., 0); } else { functioncall(..., 1); } } or: void foo(...) { . . . functioncall(..., !somecondition); } or use the ?: operator. Mind you, I can write perfectly good crap when I'm in the mood, like: if(somevalue = TRUE) dosomething(); But then we use the PREFAST DDK compiler to catch this. It is interesting though, in this world of auto checking compilers etc how a code review can pull out a load of bugs and innefficiencies. Nunc est bibendum

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                              Prakash Nadar
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                              you could not actually guess the right answer coz for the right answer there are many other things involved. I just gave a small section to highlight the point of passing the param to the function.


                              -prakash

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                                Why were you voted down for this one? Anyone care to explain?

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                                Prakash Nadar
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                                xlr8td wrote:

                                Why were you voted down for this one? Anyone care to explain?

                                I guess many 5 year experienced guys didnt find that a problem.


                                -prakash

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                                  If the code is supposed to be portable and compile with any C compiler(note not C++), then the 5 year guy isn't as dumb as you think. Bool does not exist in ANSI C.

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                                  Prakash Nadar
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                                  Tim Ranker wrote:

                                  then the 5 year guy isn't as dumb as you think. Bool does not exist in ANSI C.

                                  He is, I know him for past 2 year ;)


                                  -prakash

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                                  • P Prakash Nadar

                                    I was code reviewing one of my team members code change. This is how it was, void foo(...) { int abc = 0; . . . if(somecondition) { functioncall(...,abc); } else { abc = 1; functioncall(...,abc); } } the param takes either 0 or 1. what happend to boolean?!? why cant true or false be passed directly to the function? Have you guys ever experienced such absurd codeing from a 5 year experienced guy?


                                    -prakash -- modified at 5:16 Saturday 15th October, 2005

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                                    My, aren't we full of ourselves... How can anybody here agree or disagree with you without seeing th code within it's complete context. ------- sig starts "I've heard some drivers saying, 'We're going too fast here...'. If you're not here to race, go the hell home - don't come here and grumble about going too fast. Why don't you tie a kerosene rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                                      Why were you voted down for this one? Anyone care to explain?

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                                      Most of my posts get voted down because they someone doesn't like something I said here five years ago. Go figure... ------- sig starts "I've heard some drivers saying, 'We're going too fast here...'. If you're not here to race, go the hell home - don't come here and grumble about going too fast. Why don't you tie a kerosene rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                                        My, aren't we full of ourselves... How can anybody here agree or disagree with you without seeing th code within it's complete context. ------- sig starts "I've heard some drivers saying, 'We're going too fast here...'. If you're not here to race, go the hell home - don't come here and grumble about going too fast. Why don't you tie a kerosene rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                                        Prakash Nadar
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                                        John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                                        How can anybody here agree or disagree with you without seeing th code within it's complete context.

                                        There you have a point but When I put up that post, My point was of very obvious mistake of adding an additional variable which is used in only thouse 2 lines, which a 5 year experienced guy should have avoided. Yes, I pointed out the mistake and spoke to him and he accepted his mistake and corrected the code.


                                        -prakash

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