This reminds me my 9th grade "Computer Science" class. Mr. Brown taught us some of the same principles with Applesoft Basic. I'm always surprised when I work

This reminds me my 9th grade "Computer Science" class. Mr. Brown taught us some of the same principles with Applesoft Basic. I'm always surprised when I work with other programmers who don't think it's important to write spartan code. Which isn't to say I haven't been guilty of the same thing a time or two - but this article reminded me of my first exposure to programming in the 9th grade. Here's to you, Mr. B.