Re: RPN maps to basic mathematic expressions nicely

On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:13:43 -0800 (PST), billy
<wtanksleyjr@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>Both computational theory and actual practice indicate that in
>general, it's very easy to write code that can't be easily read later,
>in ANY language.

From the VFX Forth "tip of the day" file (contributions welcome):

There is not now, nor has there ever been, nor will there ever be, any
programming language in which it is the least bit difficult to write
bad code. (Flon's Law)

The competent programmer is fully aware of the strictly limited size
of his own skull; therefore he approaches the programming task in full
humility, and among other things he avoids clever tricks like the
plague. (Edsger Dijkstra)

We are tied down to a language which makes up in obscurity what it
lacks in style. (Tom Stoppard)

Stephen


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