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From: 861087a@aucs.uucp (Andreas Pikoulas)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards,comp.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: The *ART* of Computer Programming
Message-ID: <1990Feb26.234217.23251@aucs.uucp>
Date: 26 Feb 90 23:42:17 GMT
Reply-To: 861087a@aucs.UUCP (Andreas Pikoulas)
Organization: School of Computer Science, Acadia Univ., Nova Scotia
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    From Paul Tom's book "Computer Information Systems" page 169

   " Not only do organizations standarize programming languages, they also
develop coding styles so that programs written by different programmers
all follow good coding conventions. While SOME consider programming a
"creative activity", a programmer should be as creative as a bricklayer
following a blueprint for building a wall on a house. Creative programming
, like accounting , can only get the user into trouble. "

Please elaborate on this by e-mail. I plan to send your answers to the
 author.

                                 Thanks in advance
                                      A n d r e a s 


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