Chas Warn wrote: > One guy may write a function in a few lines - another may take pages of code > to do the exact same thing. Who has the more logical brain? Who is the > better programmer?
I'm not sure that's a good criterion. I'm more interested in how well the code performs, how well it is documented, and how easy it is to maintain. Sometimes shorter code == more obscure code. Not always, of course--often shorter code == a more elegant solution. There used to be contests to see who could cram the most C code into one line. I have serious doubts about the value of that contest. Code should be readable, documented, and maintainable. Also, sometimes more code == faster code. Consider looping through an array--if you use an extra line to store the count, a for loop should run faster than if you use something like myArray.count as an argument in the for loop. Cordially, Kerry Thompson _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
