Re: Did I write a good (efficient) program?

On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:21:29 GMT, "Michael Mattias"
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>"Pete Dashwood" <dashwood@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> I don't about "industry" but I have always weighed 'maintainability' 
>>> very, very heavily: When was the last time you saw a program which
NEVER 
>>> was upgraded/enhanced/changed?
>>>
>> I have dozens of them :-)
>>
>> They're called "components"...
>
>Applications programmers (eg, moi) don't think in terms of "components"; 
>strangely enough, we think in terms of "applications."
>
>I guess that explains as well as anything why it is 'systems' programmers

>are the ones who just couldn't cut it in applications.
>
>MCM
>
>
>

What make you think systems progrmmers can't cut it in application? In
the beginning of my career I pulled double duty as a systems and
applications programmer.  Never had a problem with either.  

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