> The nice thing about fixing this bug is that the code continues to be > improved. The last round of beautification made the code > substantially more readable. This was a direct result of trying to > track down a reference count problem. The problem proved to be > elsewhere, but it was nearly impossible for me to inspect the old > coptimizations.c code to figure out if the problem was there. > > If we make the code easier to read, we reduce the burden we all share > more keeping the software working. Inscrutable code hides subtle bugs > and encourages work arounds that make the whole system harder to > understand.
+1. Remember the XP dogma: refactor mercilessly. --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/) _______________________________________________ Zope-Dev maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev ** No cross posts or HTML encoding! ** (Related lists - http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-announce http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope )
