[rescue] Sun memo regarding Java

[Lionel Peterson]

--- Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:

> Any programmer worth his salt can figure it out.  (well, most of
> it ;))  If he can't, he should've spent less time stroking professors
> in CS 503 and more time...learning about computers.

I knew a fellow in a programming class that used sequential variable
names, based on when he decided he needed one...

The first variable he needed in an application was "a".
The second was "b".

And so on - after using all 26 possible variables, he moved on to "aa".

He kept a sheet of paper, describing what each variable was used for
(he had a data dictionary, of sorts!)

I don't think he is programming anymore. ;^)

OT - anyone have any exp. creating data dictionaries? My $EMPLOYER is
starting to think about code reuse, standardization, etc....

Thanks,

=====
Lionel

"Nothing would please me more than being able to hire ten
programmers and deluge the hobby market with good software"
Bill Gates, in "An OpenLetter to Hobbyists" dated February 3, 1976
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