"Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place.
Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by
definition, not smart enough to debug it." -- Brian W. Kernighan
Personally I find debugging to be half as hard as writing the code in
the first plac
On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 7:30 AM, Bill Mutch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Even a general conclusion is not valid unless by 'clever' he means
> intentionally obtuse.
I'm willing to give bwk the benefit of the doubt. I assumed he was
giving a warning against cleverness for cleverness's sake, which is
First let me say that the views expressed by Michael Ash are almost
identical to mine.
However, I have to take issue with the often quoted statement of
Kernighan on debugging.
"Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place.
Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as
