Coding standards?

RaviBee

Neville, In the US, we have a non-profit watchdog organization (Consumer's Union) that publishes a monthly magazine (Consumer's Report) in which they review household kitchen appliances, among other things. The magazine accepts no advertising and has been partially responsible for exposing the truth about the Suzuki Samurai in the '80s. I think your errant toaster would make it to the magazine if you wrote to them and it was sold in the US. PS: Ed looks very cool! /ravi "There is always one more bug..." http://www.ravib.com ravib@ravib.com

Christian Graus

Chris Losinger wrote: I use them often in code where, if it weren't for speed considerations, i'd use a small subroutine. Before yesterday I had a couple I used, I suspect in similar circumstances to you, when I need a small routine inside a loop iterating over an image's bits. I've had to write several over the past day, because of the nature of the code I am working on. I still believe they are an option to only use after careful consideration of available options. Chris Losinger wrote: that's quite a broad statement from someone who probably hasn't written every possible program under every possible constraint. I'm not sure why you're discounting the fact that he has had to consider the broadness of uses for C++ when he designed it. Christian After all, there's nothing wrong with an elite as long as I'm allowed to be part of it!! - Mike Burston Oct 23, 2001

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Chris Losinger

****Christian Graus wrote: I'm not sure why you're discounting the fact that he has had to consider the broadness of uses for C++ when he designed it. because i discount most statements that are as broad as that one :). IMO, macros are no more dangerous than pointers, virtual functions, gotos or any other C++ concept. they are all perfectly valid and useful when used appropriately. -c

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Roger Wright new

When he got the degree, were the computers still made with vacuum tubes?

Roger Wright new

Neville Franks wrote: About 6.53 times out of 10 the toast pops out so vigourously that it lands on the floor. I had one like that! After a time, I ceased thinking of its ballistic payload as toast and began viewing it as skeet for my BB gun. Great entertainment until a BB fell into the launcher, shorting the heating wires... Ah, sweet bedlam:-)

Christian Graus

Chris Losinger wrote: IMO, macros are no more dangerous than pointers, virtual functions, gotos or any other C++ concept. they are all perfectly valid and useful when used appropriately. That's probably true, pointers are obviously also dangerous if misused. But goto - that's just the Devil you're talking about. I use macros sparingly, pointers often, and goto not one in my entire time of using C++. Christian After all, there's nothing wrong with an elite as long as I'm allowed to be part of it!! - Mike Burston Oct 23, 2001

Sonork ID 100.10002:MeanManOz

I live in Bob's HungOut now

Chris Losinger

****Christian Graus wrote: But goto - that's just the Devil you're talking about. I use [...] goto not one in my entire time of using C++. there is power and a kind of sinister clarity in the directness and forcefullness of GoTo. give in to the dark pleasure of goto! do not be afraid. fear is for those who do not understand. -c

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