On Thu, Aug 09, 2001 at 01:58:41PM -0400, Dan Melomedman wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 09, 2001 at 07:47:20PM +0200, Henning Brauer wrote:
> >
> > Really have a look at the sources. You'll see the difference very fast.
> > There are strong rules for code on OpenBSD, style(9) is just a tiny excerpt.
> > The code is just written with "correctnedd" in mind, and with paranoia.
>
> I trust you on the clean source of OpenBSD, that's one of their primary
> goals, however it doesn't make their OS better. In fact in computing,
Yes it does. Having a clear and consistent code makes the code easier to maintain and
read.
Code that is easy to maintan and read is easier to make secure and safe since other
people than the creator can easily comprehend it.
In the long run, this usually makes for a better product.
Writing clean and "correct" code is one of the first things you'll learn in software
design.
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Lars Hansson Technical Consultant/System Administrator
UNET, Inc. Makati City, Philippines
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