Re: Programming Backwards (was Re: Top posting (a different point of view))

2005-06-12 Thread David Jardine
On Sun, Jun 12, 2005 at 11:26:47AM -0500, Alex Malinovich wrote: > > /me envisions an infinite number of monkeys at an infinite number of > typewriters sitting in a building in Redmond with an M$ logo on the > front... :) Well, "infinite" is probably a little on the high side, but... -- David

Re: Programming Backwards (was Re: Top posting (a different point of view))

2005-06-12 Thread Alex Malinovich
On Fri, 2005-06-10 at 23:25 -0400, Hubert Chan wrote: --snip-- > I program randomly. Err. That's random as opposed to sequentially; not > as in I bang random keys on my keyboard and hope for the best. ;-) /me envisions an infinite number of monkeys at an infinite number of typewriters sitting in

Re: Programming Backwards (was Re: Top posting (a different point of view))

2005-06-11 Thread Cybe R. Wizard
On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 18:51:18 -0400 John Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think I do actually write my programs backwards .. from how it > > will look to the enduser. > > That's top down development vs. bottom up development. > > Using top down development, you never have any working code.

Re: Programming Backwards (was Re: Top posting (a different point of view))

2005-06-11 Thread John Kelly
On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 22:51:51 -0400, Patrick Wiseman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I would hate to write a backwards compiler to compile your >> backwards programs. > I think I do actually write my programs backwards .. from how it > will look to the enduser. That's top down development vs. botto

Re: Programming Backwards (was Re: Top posting (a different point of view))

2005-06-11 Thread Joe Potter
Ben wrote: > > Well, I find that most C programs nowadays are written backwards : > main() on top and functions below. Having learned C from K&R, that's > backwards for me. > > But the point is : I put up with it. No whining and no expectations > that everyone will want to follow my preferences.

Re: Programming Backwards (was Re: Top posting (a different point of view))

2005-06-11 Thread Ben
On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 22:51:51 -0400, you wrote: %On 6/10/05, John Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: % %> Would you write programs backwards? I would hate to write a backwards %> compiler to compile your backwards programs. % %Doesn't everyone write their programs backwards? Don't you _start_ at th

Re: Programming Backwards (was Re: Top posting (a different point of view))

2005-06-10 Thread Hubert Chan
On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 22:51:51 -0400, Patrick Wiseman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > On 6/10/05, John Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Would you write programs backwards? I would hate to write a >> backwards compiler to compile your backwards programs. > Doesn't everyone write their programs backw

Programming Backwards (was Re: Top posting (a different point of view))

2005-06-10 Thread Patrick Wiseman
On 6/10/05, John Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Would you write programs backwards? I would hate to write a backwards > compiler to compile your backwards programs. Doesn't everyone write their programs backwards? Don't you _start_ at the end? I guess it depends on what you mean by backwar