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- From: genew@mindlink.bc.ca (Gene Wirchenko)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
- Subject: Re: Off topic post
- Date: Thu, 01 Feb 1996 03:20:38 GMT
- Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
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- jagrant@emr1.emr.ca (John Grant) wrote:
-
- >In article <4em6k7$ad7@rpc40.gl.umbc.edu> schlein@umbc.edu (Jonas J. Schlein) writes:
- >><refusal by someone else to assist due to non-ANSI code deleted>
- >>
- >>|> Yes, I consider it to be quite rude. Also elitist and snobby.
- >>|> You refused to even consider the question and wrote it off
- >>|> immediately upon seeing the word 'far'. That's like telling
- >>|> a little old lady that you won't help her cross the street
- >>|> because she is wearing a red coat and you *hate* the colour red.
- >>
- >><rest deleted>
- >>
- >>Actually it's more like refusing to help a little old lady cross the street
- >>because she is not crossing at a crosswalk and would otherwise be breaking
- >>a jay walking law. The 'far' keyword is not a part of the ANSI C language.
- >>It is common curtesy, if posting code, to post ANSI C code which everyone
- >>can compile in order to assist with. If the code is for a particular platform
- >>then there are special newsgroups intended for these questions.
-
- > That's crap. I have never seen such an insufferable group of
- > snobs as that which appears to populate this C group. I just can
- > not believe how bloody pedantic you folks are here. If you think
-
- It is these so-called pedanticisms that can make or break a
- program.
-
- > that 'common curtesy (sic)' is required, then look at your own
- > posts and temper your elitism and sanctimonious attitude with a
- > little common sense advice for beginners, instead of sitting up on
- > your pedestal revelling in the purity of your convictions.
-
- The same would apply to you. You're doing a fine job of
- revelling in the purity of your convictions. It has been pointed out
- where to go for various implementations. Go there if that's what you
- want. There is there; it isn't here.
-
- > The purpose of asking questions and posting code is to obtain
- > feedback and solutions. How can you expect a beginner to post
- > 100% perfect ANSI C code - they are still trying to LEARN the
- > language! If they are capable of posting 100% perfect ANSI C
- > code, then they probably wouldn't have many questions, would they?
-
- No, there would be, indeed, are, plenty. Read this newsgroup
- some more. For example, look at the func().c thread or the argv[0]
- thread.
-
- > BTW, if only ANSI C is allowed here, then why not change the
- > group name to comp.lang.ansi-c? It would be much easier to
- > defend this fortress against unclean, non-ANSI, platform-dependent,
- > but otherwise valid C code.
-
- The ANSI C Standard defines what C is. Extensions, etc. are not,
- strictly speaking, C. Those languages, derivatives, whatever you want
- to call them have their own groups, so use them if that's what you
- want.
-
- >--
- >John A. Grant jagrant@emr1.emr.ca
- >Airborne Geophysics
- >Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa
-
- Sincerely,
-
- Gene Wirchenko
-
- C Pronunciation Guide:
- y=x++; "wye equals ex plus plus semicolon"
- x=x++; "ex equals ex doublecross semicolon"
-
-