Xref: utzoo comp.lang.c:14827 comp.unix.wizards:13515 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!convex!killer!vector!rpp386!jfh From: jfh@rpp386.Dallas.TX.US (The Beach Bum) Newsgroups: comp.lang.c,comp.unix.wizards Subject: Re: Standards Message-ID: <10024@rpp386.Dallas.TX.US> Date: 16 Dec 88 14:58:01 GMT References: <3229@ingr.UUCP> <253@athertn.Atherton.COM> <3245@ingr.com.> Reply-To: jfh@rpp386.Dallas.TX.US (The Beach Bum) Organization: Big "D" Home for Wayward Hackers Lines: 17 In article <3245@ingr.com.> crossgl@ingr.UUCP (Gordon Cross) writes: >Well, well. At last I've learned something new!! I wonder how many MILLIONS >OF DOLLARS (of your money as well as mine) the government is spending on this >stuff. Think about the savings if the government would just keep their hands >out of the pot and let the defense contractors deliver the finished product!! The purpose of coding standards is to SAVE money. The development phase is ends when the product is finished. After that, the product must be maintained. It is hoped that consistent coding standards will save money in the maintenance phase. Please read `The Mythical Man Month' if you have any more questions. -- John F. Haugh II +-Quote of the Week:------------------- VoiceNet: (214) 250-3311 Data: -6272 |"Just remember, if you swap the first InterNet: jfh@rpp386.Dallas.TX.US | and second letters of USENET you get UucpNet : !killer!rpp386!jfh +-SUENET." -- J. F. Haugh II------