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From: ed298-ak@violet.berkeley.edu (Edouard Lagache;;;6310183;GY24)
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Subject: Re: code formatting (even more random musings)
Keywords: Individualism versus communication.
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Date: 9 Feb 88 04:27:10 GMT
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	With all due respect to Dr. O'Keefe, does he ever have anything
	positive to say?  I must admit that I find his concerns about
	code readiability and "standard style" to be rather amusing.  
	As the head TA in a programming course I grade programs in
	4 languages, and I assure you that even with fairly strict
	style conventions, every new grading task is usually an enjoyable
	experience in discovering the depth of human creativity.  Inspite
	of this abundance of different coding styles, rarely do I have
	to send students back due to "unreadable code".

	Come now, should we for the sake of communication standardize
	on only one form of greeting, or article format, or even commenting
	style?  In this terribly structured, dry, and mechanistic world,
	I vote that we hang on to whatever means of creative expression
	remain - even if it is a simple as how we box our comments!

						Edouard Lagache
						lagache@violet.berkeley.edu