On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 10:44 PM, Chris Bannister <cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz> wrote: > On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 07:14:29PM +0900, Joel Rees wrote: >> On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 4:18 PM, Jonathan Dowland <j...@debian.org> wrote: >> > On Sun, Oct 12, 2014 at 02:48:55PM -0400, Steve Litt wrote: >> >> On Sun, 12 Oct 2014 19:02:08 +0100 Martin Read <zen75...@zen.co.uk> wrote: >> >> > On 12/10/14 18:13, John Hasler wrote: >> >> > > You have no problem with an 1800 line function? >> > ... >> >> > I have a problem with 1800 line functions in general; >> > ... >> >> I have no problem with an 1800 line function. >> > ... >> > >> > *What* 1800 line function? The commit URI that was shared was an 1894-line >> > *file* with a large function definition starting at line 638 and ending at >> > 1890. That's a 1252-line function. >> >> mmm? 1800 vs. 1252 ? >> >> 30 years ago, when we still read printouts, 60 lines was considered >> the ideal max because that's what would fit on a page. >> >> Nowadays, we use a screen, but 60 lines is hard on the eyes (9 pt or >> so), so 40 lines is a good screen-full. But it turns out, with being >> about to scroll quickly, that 60 lines is still not hard to reach. >> Moreover, 60 lines seems to be a pretty good average for what an >> experienced coder can keep in his head. > > LOC is a silly way to measure anyway. You could put all the code on one > line --- PITA to read, but hey! it's only one line of code! :)
You didn't read the rest of my post, did you? > "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people > who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the > oppressing." --- Malcolm X > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20141013134448.GB2362@tal > -- Joel Rees Be careful when you see conspiracy. Look first in your own heart, and ask yourself if you are not your own worst enemy. Arm yourself with knowledge of yourself. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/caar43ipbkzh94rctqtmh1d-jhgpadmtsffzbdynfc6guwz5...@mail.gmail.com
