Re: Embedded programming usually solo?

From: Trevor Barton (tmb_at_Xisotek.co.uk)
Date: 01/12/04

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    On Fri, 9 Jan 2004 17:44:28 +0100, Frank Bemelman wrote:
    > "Trevor Barton" <tmb@Xisotek.co.uk> schreef in bericht
    > news:slrnbvof9p.79o.tmb@sheep.isotek.co.uk...
    >>
    >> In principle, of course, code is self documenting. After all, the
    >> computer has no problem in reading it, understanding it, and doing
    >> exactly what the code tells it to do! It's just our undertanding
    >> of the programming language is not as good as the computer's, so we
    >> need all the extra verbiage around the code to try to explain what
    >> the code means. If we spoke native C or whatever there'd be no issue!
    >
    > And there would be no obfuscated C contests...

    Oh, I don't know. When I first moved here to Yorkshire from Australia
    20 odd years ago I thought the locals spoke obfuscated English, especially
    the kid who came and knocked on my front door asking something which to
    this day I have no idea what! 

    -- 
Trevor Barton
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