Date:	Sat, 26 Aug 2000 13:35:17 +0600 (LKT)
From:	Kalum Somaratna aka Grendel <kalum AT lintux DOT cx>
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To:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: Watcom C++ opened?
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On Fri, 25 Aug 2000, DJ Delorie spoke the following immortal words,

> 
> > But I am curious, how is asserting that a product has /more/ lines
> > of code making a case for it?
> 
> Lines of code is a totally useless measure of software, unless you're
> in marketing.

Sure lines of code have no meaning whatsoever regarding a apps performance
or functionality, but it is unfortunately sad to see programmers say "Hey
I can do that code with just three keystrokes", etc etc, and some of them
use the "?" operator where a simple "if" statement would do. FWIW most
often (allways?) there is no difference between the assembly code
generated using "?" and with the code generated using a "if" statement.

Many people not knowing this use the "?" operator under the mistaken
assumtion that it will produce better assembly code than using a if
statement.....
 

Best Wishes,
Grendel

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