On 2007-08-18 22:33:57 -0400, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > I guess a problem is the lack of definition of 'clean coding'. I don't > consider one-liners as clean code.
One-liners *can* be clean code. I have lots of very clean and readable one-liners in my Makefiles. Also, I like the following one (very useful): diff "[EMAIL PROTECTED],-4]" <([EMAIL PROTECTED] "[EMAIL PROTECTED]") <([EMAIL PROTECTED] "[EMAIL PROTECTED]") It may seem obfuscated, but it's quite clear once one knows the language. Probably more than if you wrote it in Python. > Terse yes but they lack the visual flow that I need when I need to > revamp code a year later. One-liners are more of a challenge to do > in python since indentation has an impact on syntax. Yes, try including Python in Makefiles. :) -- Vincent Lefèvre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Web: <http://www.vinc17.org/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <http://www.vinc17.org/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / Arenaire project (LIP, ENS-Lyon) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
