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From: chris@umcp-cs.UUCP (Chris Torek)
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Subject: Re:  C Programming Style -- New thought (\"writing code\")
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Date: Fri, 26-Jul-85 17:31:08 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 26 17:31:08 1985
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>Typing ability probably has a lot to do with [programming on paper]
>to [sic].

Could be; I never write actual code on paper, and I type MUCH faster
than I write (I type reasonably quickly and write excruciatingly
slowly)....

However, I don't think that writing code on paper gains you much
if anything.  The key to writing good code is to have a clear
understanding of the algorithm(s) involved.

In some cases I need to do a complete rewrite after I've got
something working, once I know what I did wrong the first time
around....
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