"Dimitre" == Dimitre Novatchev <dnovatchev(_at_)gmail(_dot_)com> writes:
>> Space and keystorkes do not need economy.
Dimitre> This is not completely true.
Well, no - not taken to extremes.
>> Code is far more often read than written, so it is a false
>> economy to worry about the number of keystrokes.
Dimitre> Whenever there are 3-4 names and each of them is twice
Dimitre> longer than it could be (just for "readability") very
We weren't talking about twice as long - just one extra character per
word.
Dimitre> easy to end up with so long lines that one would need to
Dimitre> scroll horizontally to read the whole text.
Dimitre> This is a case, when putting too much effort for
Dimitre> readability achieves the reverse effect.
Well, yes. But I didn't see anyone arguing for such a practice.
Dimitre> Also, here we are talking about "cosmetics", which is so
Dimitre> much trivial and superficial compared to "real health" of
Dimitre> a system. :o)
No, it isn't trivial at all. It's a vital part of maintaining the
"real health" of a system.
A clear legible and consitent style is a huge benefit in that respect.
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Colin Adams
Preston Lancashire
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