1. Re: 1 pass? - Reply
Irv wrote:
>So for me, readability and a predictable structure greatly outweigh
>the need for easy recursivity - on the order of a couple million to
>one.
You are absolutely right. This is not about easy recursivity, this is
about freedom to structure my programs in the best possible, logical
way for *me* to work on them. And I reserve my right to protest when
that freedom is denied on the flimsy pretext that it's good for me.
Just show me in what way. I know it is relatively easy, with a good
editor with decent bookmarks and incremental search, to flick from the
end of the code, where one spends most of his time, to near the
beginning, where the most basic definitions normally reside, and back
again. But it's a pain, an unnecessary pain, for no obvious reason,
apart from inertia. Easy mutual recursivity would be just an
insignificant bonus.
>Anyone who wants to call routines before he writes them should also
>run them before he writes them. That way he will know about any future
>errors, and can avoid writing them in the first place.
That's very clever, Irv. I bet you stole it. Jiri
