I've read the first one multiple times. I was going through the second one with a fine-toothed comb, and lost energy to continue around 11 months ago.
It wasn't the book that was at fault. :-)
Cheers,
Ben
Checking for the existence of a directory in Perl
- (pwhysall)
- (53)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 08:58:57 AM EST
I use:
- (admin)
- (52)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 09:19:47 AM EST
Context
- (pwhysall)
- (51)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 09:30:44 AM EST
Re: Context
- (admin)
- (5)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 10:18:59 AM EST
Moochos grassy arse.
-NT
- (pwhysall)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 10:26:40 AM EST
And I would point out that...
- (ben_tilly)
- (3)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 11:30:32 AM EST
How to do that...
- (admin)
- (2)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 02:21:34 PM EST
That works but...
- (ben_tilly)
- (1)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 03:07:35 PM EST
Ah, good. Thanks.
-NT
- (admin)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 04:03:49 PM EST
Minor points
- (ben_tilly)
- (44)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 11:50:58 AM EST
Re: Minor points
- (pwhysall)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 01:02:42 PM EST
Slightly OT: on brace style:
- (admin)
- (42)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 02:25:54 PM EST
That's what I've been doing, but I'm a noob.
- (Another Scott)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 02:28:40 PM EST
No way, this is the shizzit
- (jake123)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 03:10:18 PM EST
Yes, that is the correct form
- (tuberculosis)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 03:29:44 PM EST
I've heard arguments for and against that
- (ben_tilly)
- (38)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 03:37:28 PM EST
The arguments are simple
- (tuberculosis)
- (13)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 03:40:07 PM EST
Ah, an open mind.
- (Yendor)
- (1)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 03:52:54 PM EST
Yeah, but he's right.
- (pwhysall)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 03:56:51 PM EST
Yes, we know you're strongly imprinted
- (ben_tilly)
- (10)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 04:07:50 PM EST
I'm interested in research too
- (tuberculosis)
- (4)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 05:08:27 PM EST
so K&R is wrong? Heretic BURN HIM!
-NT
- (boxley)
- (1)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 05:22:53 PM EST
:-\ufffd :-\ufffd :-\ufffd :-\ufffd
-NT
- (jb4)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 10:45:07 PM EST
There's a lot of stuff at scholar.google.com
- (Another Scott)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 05:28:23 PM EST
I think it depends on your visual habits.
- (static)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 09:48:21 PM EST
Sidenote
- (Simon_Jester)
- (4)
- Nov. 1, 2005, 09:29:21 AM EST
Automate that Jalopy
- (Yendor)
- (2)
- Nov. 1, 2005, 09:37:17 AM EST
That's okay...
- (Simon_Jester)
- (1)
- Nov. 1, 2005, 09:44:25 AM EST
np
- (Yendor)
- Nov. 1, 2005, 09:59:47 AM EST
Yes, that's a PBP recommend :-)
- (ben_tilly)
- Nov. 1, 2005, 11:14:00 AM EST
I'm seeing comments that "Code Complete" addresses that
- (Another Scott)
- (15)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 03:59:22 PM EST
Where?
- (ben_tilly)
- (14)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 04:06:37 PM EST
CC2, pp 740-743
-NT
- (Yendor)
- (3)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 04:13:13 PM EST
I should finish reading it then
- (ben_tilly)
- (2)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 05:28:44 PM EST
Ar
- (Yendor)
- (1)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 06:45:18 PM EST
I read the first one that way, the first time
- (ben_tilly)
- Nov. 1, 2005, 12:03:59 AM EST
E.g.
- (Another Scott)
- (9)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 04:16:39 PM EST
What I see on that page:
- (admin)
- (8)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 04:33:47 PM EST
I see.
- (Another Scott)
- (7)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 07:25:29 PM EST
Dunno what to tell you...
- (admin)
- (2)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 04:59:37 PM EST
www.mr-anderson.net could not be found...
- (Another Scott)
- (1)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 05:10:10 PM EST
Can you dig it?
- (pwhysall)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 05:11:10 PM EST
They work here. Check your browser/adblock.
-NT
- (pwhysall)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 05:06:27 PM EST
For some reason reading text isn't so bad.
- (admin)
- (2)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 09:36:57 PM EST
Would you be better off wearing a patch?
-NT
- (broomberg)
- (1)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 10:15:49 PM EST
Tried that for a bit.
- (admin)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 10:56:45 PM EST
It's not just "bad vision"
- (admin)
- (5)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 04:02:21 PM EST
I'm *so* playing you at pool, for money.
-NT
- (pwhysall)
- (4)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 04:04:13 PM EST
Bastard.
- (admin)
- (1)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 04:09:40 PM EST
:-D
-NT
- (Another Scott)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 04:17:42 PM EST
ICLRPD: I'm *so* playing you at pool, for money. (new thread)
- (Steve Lowe)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 04:14:13 PM EST
You're English. Isn't that advantage enough?
-NT
- (ben_tilly)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 05:30:02 PM EST
It's a pretty print problem...
- (ChrisR)
- (1)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 05:53:56 PM EST
Code Complete reserves special criticism for that one
-NT
- (ben_tilly)
- Oct. 31, 2005, 06:31:57 PM EST