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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) - Touche!
Keywords: Individualism versus communication.
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Date: 13 Feb 88 18:40:17 GMT
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	In Regards to Dr. O'Keefe's Comments on coding readability:

	1.)	Touche!

	2.)	Sorry for the spelling errors, that will learning me not to
		type on the fly when I should use my trusty speller checker.

	3.)	With all due respect, I was not proposing that there not be
		any coding standards.  On the contrary, as my note suggested
		our courses have fairly strong coding standards to get
		students to adopt good habits.  My comment on creativity
		was noting how varied the result one sees even with those
		standards.

	4.)	I was glad to see that Dr. O'Keefe noted the creativity
		involved in programming.  I believe that I called programming
		a craft, not a science.  Unfortunately, most people these
		days have lost sight of that fact.  The creativity I was 
		concerned about is the type one sees in hand tailored suits,
		custom furniture, and programs.

	5.)	Unless we recognize both our constraints in coding, and 
		the freedoms we have, we will never be able to use our 
		creative energies to make our code more readable, (or flexible,
		or whatever).  

	I think again that Dr. O'Keefe and I are again probably in general
	agreement, but my words failed to convey my actual feeling on the 
	matter - Oh well, too many late nights I guess!

						Edouard Lagache
						lagache@violet.berkeley.edu