On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 8:27 AM, Shakthi Kannan <shakthim...@gmail.com> wrote: > Answering to your reply on dl() function not being too long. It is not > just that. It is a question of being modular. > > Tomorrow, if I want to change the way I connect or download, I only > need to change the function that does that rather than the dl() > function. In fact, one can have multiple functions for different types > of connections, and let the user choose based on options > (static/dynamic). A function must do one job and do it well. This > allows the design to scale, rather than having to maintain multiple > versions of the dl() function. > > Write programs that do one thing and do it well ~ Douglas McIlroy > > Of course, this is a trivial example for demonstration, but, good > habits start early.
Okay man. Please send your version. People can choose what they want. I am going to send the same thing in perl and python on subsequent days. I will also try to do it using lua with the luasocket library. We can't do this with shell scripts. -Girish -- G3 Tech Networking appliance company web: http://g3tech.in mail: gir...@g3tech.in _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
