On Wed, Apr 02, 2008 at 01:55:05AM +0200, Alan Louis Scheinine wrote: > I can't stand it any longer, I've got to make > my "contribution" to this discussion. > Eric Moore cites the text > > a list of all codes and cyphers in use > For this reason, I always thought that > using "code" for programs was considered sloppy jargon > and that in a formal document or article one should > write "computer program" rather than "code". > As Martin Wheeler says, you also have to consider the common understanding and specialist vocabulary of your specific audience:
"Code re-use" - may make a computer scientist excited/ill at the thought, depending on his viewpoint of the desirability of this. It may have the same effects on cryptanalysts and computer security consultants - but for entirely different reasons :) Andy - once a trainee lawyer - which profession has been reusing portions of Justinian's Code for millennia. Andy _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
