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From: "Brian L. Stuart" <blstuart@bellsouth.net>
To: tuhs@tuhs.org, "Michael Kjörling" <michael@kjorling.se>
Subject: Re: [TUHS] v7 K&R C
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 21:27:11 +0000 (UTC)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1734443289.192430.1587850031879@mail.yahoo.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <9b9e01a6-fc1a-48a3-879c-665eb5a74205@localhost>

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 On Saturday, April 25, 2020, 04:11:58 PM EDT, Michael Kjörling <michael@kjorling.se> wrote:
> That said, I agree; I don't know how many times I've nearly headdesked
> coming across code that looks like someone typed the first thing that
> entered their mind, instead of actually thinking the problem through
> first and _then_ coding a solution. I'm almost certainly not innocent
> there myself, either, although I do try.

I know that feeling all too well. I try to think of it in
the same terms as "Let him who is without sin cast
the first stone." But students coming to me with code
that is clearly created using the random walk method
of programming lead to me not always being as patient
with my counsel as I should be.

BLS
  

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  reply	other threads:[~2020-04-25 21:27 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 141+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-04-25 13:11 Noel Chiappa
2020-04-25 13:18 ` Rob Pike
2020-04-25 14:57   ` Warner Losh
2020-04-25 16:13     ` [TUHS] C and C++ Regrets ron
2020-04-25 18:03   ` [TUHS] v7 K&R C Noel Chiappa
2020-04-25 20:11     ` Michael Kjörling
2020-04-25 21:27       ` Brian L. Stuart [this message]
2020-04-26  0:07     ` emanuel stiebler
2020-04-26  0:54     ` Rob Pike
2020-04-26 19:37     ` Derek Fawcus
2020-04-26 20:10       ` Derek Fawcus
2020-04-26 21:59         ` Rich Morin
2020-04-26 22:38         ` Noel Hunt
2020-04-26 23:57         ` Nemo Nusquam
2020-04-27  3:38           ` Rob Pike
2020-04-25 13:35 ` Hellwig Geisse
2020-04-25 13:59   ` Richard Salz
2020-04-25 19:01   ` Brian L. Stuart
2020-04-25 20:07     ` Michael Kjörling
2020-04-25 21:34       ` Brian L. Stuart
2020-04-26  6:40     ` arnold
2020-04-27 18:47       ` [TUHS] s-for-v7, was " Adam Thornton
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2020-05-19 12:29 [TUHS] " Noel Chiappa
2020-05-19  2:29 Doug McIlroy
2020-05-19  3:20 ` Steve Nickolas
2020-05-18 14:33 Doug McIlroy
2020-05-18 13:58 Doug McIlroy
2020-05-16 18:45 Richard Tobin
2020-05-16 21:55 ` Ronald Natalie
2020-05-16  0:15 Nelson H. F. Beebe
2020-05-16  0:28 ` Steffen Nurpmeso
2020-05-16  1:52 ` Warner Losh
2020-05-16 16:31   ` Paul Winalski
2020-05-16 20:35     ` Brad Spencer
2020-05-16 20:37       ` Warner Losh
2020-05-18 12:25     ` Tony Finch
2020-05-15 21:31 Richard Tobin
2020-05-15 21:53 ` Steve Nickolas
2020-05-15 22:33   ` ron
2020-05-15 23:34     ` Steffen Nurpmeso
2020-05-16  1:26       ` Larry McVoy
2020-05-16 21:59       ` Ronald Natalie
2020-05-16 23:26         ` Steffen Nurpmeso
2020-05-17 16:24           ` Paul Winalski
2020-05-17 16:29             ` ron
2020-05-17 16:38               ` Paul Winalski
2020-05-17 20:08                 ` Clem Cole
2020-05-18  8:46                   ` Peter Jeremy
2020-05-19  7:41                     ` Dave Horsfall
2020-05-18 12:04             ` Tony Finch
2020-05-18 13:10               ` Clem Cole
2020-05-18 15:13             ` Rich Morin
2020-05-18 15:51               ` Brantley Coile
2020-05-18 16:11             ` Dan Cross
2020-05-18 21:18               ` ron
2020-05-17 16:10 ` Derek Fawcus
2020-05-17 16:14   ` ron
2020-05-15 20:34 Doug McIlroy
2020-05-15 20:40 ` Warner Losh
2020-05-14 18:41 Doug McIlroy
2020-05-14 18:45 ` Richard Salz
2020-05-14 20:54 ` Clem Cole
2020-05-15  2:44 ` Rob Pike
2020-05-15  3:57   ` Rich Morin
2020-05-15  7:55   ` Dr Iain Maoileoin
2020-05-15 15:01     ` Larry McVoy
2020-05-15 15:36       ` John P. Linderman
2020-05-15 20:01         ` ron
2020-05-15 20:03           ` Larry McVoy
2020-05-15 20:05           ` Clem Cole
2020-05-15 20:18             ` ron
2020-05-15 20:24               ` Clem Cole
2020-05-16  0:57               ` Brantley Coile
2020-05-16 16:14                 ` Dan Cross
2020-05-15 20:56           ` Steve Nickolas
2020-05-16  0:31             ` Peter Jeremy
2020-05-16  8:30               ` Steve Nickolas
2020-05-16  0:43           ` John P. Linderman
2020-05-16 16:28             ` Paul Winalski
2020-05-16 17:39               ` Warner Losh
2020-05-19 19:45                 ` Peter Pentchev
2020-05-20  3:52                   ` Rich Morin
2020-05-21 15:06                     ` Dave Horsfall
     [not found] <mailman.1.1589421601.13778.tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org>
2020-05-14  3:02 ` Paul McJones
2020-05-14 17:08   ` Paul Winalski
2020-05-14 17:58     ` Clem Cole
2020-04-27 17:45 Noel Chiappa
2020-04-27 17:56 ` Richard Salz
2020-04-27 18:02 ` Brantley Coile
2020-04-27 18:47 ` Derek Fawcus
2020-04-25 19:41 Noel Chiappa
2020-04-25 20:27 ` Steffen Nurpmeso
2020-04-25  1:59 Adam Thornton
2020-04-25  2:37 ` Charles Anthony
2020-04-25  2:47   ` Adam Thornton
2020-04-25  2:51     ` Rob Pike
2020-04-25  2:54       ` Rob Pike
2020-04-25  3:04         ` Larry McVoy
2020-04-25  3:30           ` Clem Cole
2020-04-25  3:43             ` Larry McVoy
2020-04-25  3:54               ` Jon Steinhart
2020-04-25 11:44                 ` Michael Kjörling
2020-04-25 13:17             ` Dan Cross
2020-05-11  0:28         ` scj
2020-05-11  0:32           ` Rob Pike
2020-05-11  0:57             ` Larry McVoy
2020-05-11 17:32               ` Greg A. Woods
2020-05-11 18:25                 ` Paul Winalski
2020-05-11 18:37                   ` Clem Cole
2020-05-11 19:12                     ` Paul Winalski
2020-05-11 19:57                       ` joe mcguckin
2020-05-11 20:25                         ` Larry McVoy
2020-05-12 17:23                           ` Paul Winalski
2020-05-12 17:35                             ` ron
2020-05-12 17:42                               ` Larry McVoy
2020-05-12 18:36                               ` Paul Winalski
2020-05-13 23:36                             ` Dave Horsfall
2020-05-14  0:42                               ` John P. Linderman
2020-05-14  2:44                                 ` Rich Morin
2020-05-14  3:09                                   ` Charles Anthony
2020-05-14 12:27                                     ` ron
2020-05-14 12:27                                     ` ron
2020-05-14 12:27                                     ` ron
2020-05-14  7:38                                   ` Dave Horsfall
2020-05-14 12:25                                     ` ron
2020-05-14 17:13                                   ` Paul Winalski
2020-05-14 17:21                                 ` Larry McVoy
2020-05-17 16:34                                   ` Derek Fawcus
2020-05-14  4:21                               ` Greg A. Woods
2020-05-14  4:40                                 ` Warner Losh
2020-05-14 17:32                               ` Larry McVoy
2020-05-14 22:32                                 ` Tony Finch
2020-05-16 23:53                                   ` Steffen Nurpmeso
2020-05-17  0:35                                     ` Larry McVoy
2020-05-11 18:37                   ` Larry McVoy
2020-05-11  2:08           ` Lawrence Stewart
2020-05-11 11:36           ` Michael Kjörling
2020-04-25  3:37       ` Dave Horsfall
2020-04-27 13:19       ` Tony Finch
2020-04-25  2:50   ` Adam Thornton
2020-04-25  5:59     ` Lars Brinkhoff

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