Re: OT about size... Re: [OT] Is there a relationship between Xtalk languages andsmalltalk?

2005-05-20 Thread Chipp Walters
OOPS, sorry, I meant to say: My coding style favors readability and debugability over compactness and speed, except where speed is a real issue, (as in imagedata functions), then I'm all for it! -Chipp Chipp Walters wrote: Mark Wieder wrote: I'm constantly reengineering my old code, too, but I f

Re: OT about size... Re: [OT] Is there a relationship between Xtalk languages andsmalltalk?

2005-05-20 Thread Chipp Walters
Mark Wieder wrote: I'm constantly reengineering my old code, too, but I find that it generally *grows* in size as I go back and add more comments. Trying to do things in fewer lines can also sometimes lead to emphasizing cuteness over readability. Amen, Mark. I also find I end up adding more error

Re: OT about size... Re: [OT] Is there a relationship between Xtalk languages andsmalltalk?

2005-05-20 Thread Dar Scott
On May 20, 2005, at 10:57 AM, Mark Wieder wrote: AG> When I finish an app, I like to spend some time re-coding the routines AG> singing the followoing mantra: "can I do it in fewer lines?". I am very I'm constantly reengineering my old code, too, but I find that it generally *grows* in size as I

Re: OT about size... Re: [OT] Is there a relationship between Xtalk languages andsmalltalk?

2005-05-20 Thread Mark Wieder
Andre- Friday, May 20, 2005, 9:32:49 AM, you wrote: AG> When I finish an app, I like to spend some time re-coding the routines AG> singing the followoing mantra: "can I do it in fewer lines?". I am very I'm constantly reengineering my old code, too, but I find that it generally *grows* in size a

OT about size... Re: [OT] Is there a relationship between Xtalk languages andsmalltalk?

2005-05-20 Thread Andre Garzia
When I finish an app, I like to spend some time re-coding the routines singing the followoing mantra: "can I do it in fewer lines?". I am very proud of the latest incarnation of RevHTTPd, it's half the size of the first one and with more features. It's not only the sheer size of the binary. Its