> On Mon, Aug 08, 2011 at 03:07:15PM -0400, Steven W. Orr wrote: > >I didn't mean to go on a rant, but this list here should not be another place >that discourages people from learning more of the language elements that allow >us to do better work. Obscure features are in the mind of the uneducated. Doc >your code well, but don't engage in elbow kissing in the misdirected intent to >make the code simpler.
This is easily a place where everybody is right. It's a question based on, how much knowledge you have, personal preference, etc. This is why I flagged your email for later research. Thought that it perfectly solved the problem, however, could be difficult if an intermediate user saw it. Matter of fact, I even printed the code out for later reading! It's just how I code (work). When I perform something, I want somebody else to easily pickup fix/repair. Look at it from this perspective, it would be like writing a Bible in Old English ... very effectively written to display emotion unlike our English language usage today. However, translating text to a more easily read state loses some or most meaning. As for this feature with "ifdef C style statements", maybe it's something that can be improved upon later within Bash code? -- Roger http://rogerx.freeshell.org/
