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Subject: Re: [9fans] a quick and simple minded study of configure.
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 21:39:27 -0700
From: Skip Tavakkolian <9nut@9netics.com>
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> I'm pretty sure I'm not good at it yet but I always found this one
> line. "word counter" impressive.
>
>  std::distance(std::istream_iterator<std::string>(std::cin),
> std::istream_iterator<std::string>());

it is impressive that you typed that on a blackberry!

it's not short, if you count the class implementation.  it doesn't
convey the idea - the solution is not understood unless you
understand each piece.

i think what Ron is bringing up is having/learning the ability to
see through layers of filters to the exact need and providing a
design that is just the right distance between "pie in the sky" and
"failure of vision".