Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!pacbell.com!tandem!netcomsv!jls From: jls@netcom.COM (Jim Showalter) Newsgroups: comp.software-eng Subject: Re: Modifiability Message-ID: <1991Jun7.200624.11725@netcom.COM> Date: 7 Jun 91 20:06:24 GMT References: <2192@Terra.cc.brunel.ac.uk> <1991Jun07.020546.29682@xstor.com> <1991Jun7.073448.11818@netcom.COM> Distribution: comp.software-eng Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services UNIX System {408 241-9760 guest} Lines: 25 >Could you explain to an 8-year-old: > * that you're computing a transitive closure Yes. > * that you're generating code to parse tokens froma context-free grammar Yes. > * that you're proving that launching requires authorisation Yes. > * that you drink beer because you *like* the taste No. Particularly since I'm sure I drink beer both because I like the taste and because I like the buzz. > * that sex is nicer than chocolate [points for identifying source] No. At least not legally... > * that people have to lose their jobs to support the economy No. Even an 8 year old is smart enough to detect bovine scatology. -- **************** JIM SHOWALTER, jls@netcom.com, (408) 243-0630 **************** *Proven solutions to software problems. Consulting and training on all aspects* *of software development. Management/process/methodology. Architecture/design/* *reuse. Quality/productivity. Risk reduction. EFFECTIVE OO usage. Ada/C++. *