Programming on Paper

From: Jason McBrien <jbmcb_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Mon Jun 19 09:49:39 2000

Usually my code compiles the first time. It doesn't necessarily do what I
want.... :)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave McGuire" <mcguire_at_neurotica.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2000 2:28 PM
Subject: Re: Programming on Paper


> On June 17, Mike Ford wrote:
> > >Having a machine to interact with allows you to test your code on the
spot
> > >and if you are writing in an interpreted language the error-checking
the
> > >interpreter provides is a godsend for the coder. Why anyone would code
> > >without the interaction of the target machine is beyond me.
> >
> > I write perfect code, like Mozart it flows out in its final form to the
> > paper, and then to the system.
>
> Time for the hip waders, folks...it's getting deep in here. ;)
>
> -Dave McGuire
>
Received on Mon Jun 19 2000 - 09:49:39 BST