Re: [Nolug] Crappy Perl Code

On Sun, 2003-07-13 at 23:38, Mark A. Hershberger wrote:
> Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> writes:
>
> > 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.
>
> FWIW, my brother read it in the 3rd grade.

He's lucky to have heard of it so young. It was Hardy Boys for
me in 3rd grade.

> > That, IMO, is the Holy Grail, and how programs should be developed.
>
> So, the novel metaphor is a good one, eh?

Well, ok, you got me on that one...

> Software has more dimensions than a novel, though. There are
> different ways of interacting with.
>
> Good analogy would be software that non-programmers love to use and
> good programmers (guru programmers, even) enjoy reading.

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