On Thu, 19 Mar 2026 at 12:07, Bertho Stultiens <[email protected]> wrote:

> FWIW, you do not need a PhD to see the problems in the LinuxCNC code
> base. Just the common sense of a reasonably versed programmer will
> detect over 90% of the problems at first or second glance.

Part of our problem is that many of our developers are not
programmers. They tend to be machinists, either hobby or professional.

This includes me. I learned to program in C _specifically_ to add some
missing features to the Hostmot2 drivers, because I wanted to drive
some 3-phase servos that I had acquired.

And my PhD in metallurgy is no help at all in spotting coding errors. :-)

-- 
atp
"A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is
designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and
lunatics."
— George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1912


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