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From: george@rebel.UUCP (George M. Sipe)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.d
Subject: Re: v04i121: large digital clock
Message-ID: <48538@rebel.UUCP>
Date: 13 Oct 88 13:55:38 GMT
Article-I.D.: rebel.48538
References: <48342@rebel.UUCP> <201@taux02.UUCP>
Reply-To: george@rebel.UUCP (George M. Sipe)
Organization: Tolerant Systems, Atlanta GA
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In article <201@taux02.UUCP> amos@taux02.UUCP (Amos Shapir) writes:
>The file digits.c  is a textbook example  of how NOT to write  C (or any
>structured programming language, for that  matter). Didn't this guy ever
>hear about loops and two-dimensional arrays of strings?!

Hi Amos.  Yes, I've heard of multi-dimensional arrays.  Yup, the way
it's done in digits.c is inelegant.  But, it works, it causes no
performance problems, it does not make the executable file much
larger, and its easy to understand.

I didn't design the thing.  All I did personally was to clean up some
of it and to post it.  Amos, why don't *YOU* fix it and post your
improved version.

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George M. Sipe,		Phone: (404) 662-1533
Tolerant Systems, 6961 Peachtree Industrial, Norcross, GA  30071
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