Re: [Nolug] Crappy Perl Code

On Sun, 2003-07-13 at 15:49, Mark A. Hershberger wrote:
> Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> writes:
[snip]
> > I guess it depends on what you think is a Great Novel. James
> > Joyce's Ulysses or Tolkien's LOTR.
>
> I'm all over LOTR, but that isn't exactly the "Great American
> Novel". Very few American novels reach the level of LOTR. And, LOTR
> isn't written at a sixth-grade reading level.

But that's my point. It's simple enough for a 9th grader to read
it, yet still rich enough for a 40 year old.

That, IMO, is the Holy Grail, and how programs should be developed.

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