Yes, I've met Ken a couple of times.
Listen, I'm not going to get into a name-calling hissy-spat here.
Compilers are very complex software projects: the gcc compiler suite
is probably a larger code base than Mac OS X itself, and it has been
pummeled, tweaked, beaten up, and shoved around by many many
different programmers over its lifespan to date. I know a few of the
other engineers who have worked on it have a few choice words to
direct at some of the original authors too. ;-)
None of this stuff is perfect, nor is it simple enough to take the
word of one engineer as gospel truth.
Godfrey
On Sep 1, 2005, at 5:06 PM, Herb Chong wrote:
Dr. Ken Zadeck. i probably see him about once a month since he
lives near me. he has few kind words to say about people who screw
up implementing 25-year old technology.
